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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201805-03 ] Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Thu, 03 May 2018 00:04:49
Message-Id: 20180502235816.GC5747@monkey
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201805-03
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: May 02, 2018
10 Bugs: #654384
11 ID: 201805-03
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome,
19 the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer,
25 faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.
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27 Google Chrome is one fast, simple, and secure browser for all your
28 devices.
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30 Affected packages
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34 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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36 1 www-client/chromium < 66.0.3359.139 >= 66.0.3359.139
37 2 www-client/google-chrome
38 < 66.0.3359.139 >= 66.0.3359.139
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40 2 affected packages
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42 Description
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45 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google
46 Chrome. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome
47 Releases for details.
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49 Impact
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52 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
53 privileges of the process.
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55 Workaround
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58 There is no known workaround at this time.
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60 Resolution
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63 All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:
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65 # emerge --sync
66 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-66.0.3359.139"
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68 All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:
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70 # emerge --sync
71 # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=www-client/google-chrome-66.0.3359.139"
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73 References
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76 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-6118
77 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6118
78 [ 2 ] Google Chrome Release 20180426
79 https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html
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81 Availability
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84 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
85 the Gentoo Security Website:
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87 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-03
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89 Concerns?
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92 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
93 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
94 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
95 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
96 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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98 License
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101 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
102 belongs to its owner(s).
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104 The contents of this document are licensed under the
105 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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107 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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