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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.1195
Important: chromium-browser security update
12 May 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: chromium-browser
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS/Desktop 6
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-5068
Reference: ASB-2017.0064
Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1228
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: chromium-browser security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2017:1228-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1228
Issue date: 2017-05-11
CVE Names: CVE-2017-5068
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1. Summary:
An update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6 Supplementary.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).
This update upgrades Chromium to version 58.0.3029.96.
Security Fix(es):
* A flaw was found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page
containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute
arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when visited by the
victim. (CVE-2017-5068)
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to
take effect.
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
1448031 - CVE-2017-5068 chromium-browser: race condition in webrtc
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-58.0.3029.96-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5068
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
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