GLSA 201903-23: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	03/28/2019
Bugs:	#671550, #677066, #679530, #680242
ID:	201903-23

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, the worst of which could result in the remote execution of code.

Background

Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-client/chromium	< 73.0.3683.75	>= 73.0.3683.75	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google Chrome. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome Releases for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome Releases for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=www-client/chromium-73.0.3683.75"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201903-23.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.