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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201709-25 ] Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 22:01:45
Message-Id: 3497074.MJPzKkcMrT@localhost.localdomain
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201709-25
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: September 25, 2017
10 Bugs: #631784
11 ID: 201709-25
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, the worst of
19 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 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 www-client/chromium < 61.0.3163.100 >= 61.0.3163.100
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium. Please
39 review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
45 privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-61.0.3163.100"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-5121
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5121
65 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-5122
66 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5122
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68 Availability
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71 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
72 the Gentoo Security Website:
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74 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-25
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76 Concerns?
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79 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
80 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
81 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
82 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
83 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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85 License
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88 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
89 belongs to its owner(s).
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91 The contents of this document are licensed under the
92 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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94 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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