GLSA 202004-12: Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/23/2020
Bugs:	#717652, #718826
ID:	202004-12

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary 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.

Google Chrome is one fast, simple, and secure browser for all your devices.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-client/google-chrome	< 81.0.4044.122	>= 81.0.4044.122	All supported architectures
www-client/chromium	< 81.0.4044.122	>= 81.0.4044.122	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted HTML or multimedia file using Chromium or Google Chrome, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

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-81.0.4044.122"

All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=www-client/google-chrome-81.0.4044.122"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202004-12.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.