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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.1397
Important: chromium-browser security update
3 June 2016
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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
Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-1703 CVE-2016-1702 CVE-2016-1701
CVE-2016-1700 CVE-2016-1699 CVE-2016-1698
CVE-2016-1697 CVE-2016-1696
Reference: ASB-2016.0061
Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: chromium-browser security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1201-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1201
Issue date: 2016-06-02
CVE Names: CVE-2016-1696 CVE-2016-1697 CVE-2016-1698
CVE-2016-1699 CVE-2016-1700 CVE-2016-1701
CVE-2016-1702 CVE-2016-1703
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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 51.0.2704.79.
Security Fix(es):
* Multiple flaws were 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-2016-1696, CVE-2016-1697, CVE-2016-1703, CVE-2016-1698,
CVE-2016-1699, CVE-2016-1700, CVE-2016-1701, CVE-2016-1702)
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/):
1342001 - CVE-2016-1696 chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in extension bindings
1342002 - CVE-2016-1697 chromium-browser: cross-origin bypass in blink
1342003 - CVE-2016-1698 chromium-browser: information leak in extension bindings
1342004 - CVE-2016-1699 chromium-browser: parameter sanitization failure in devtools
1342005 - CVE-2016-1700 chromium-browser: use-after-free in extensions
1342007 - CVE-2016-1701 chromium-browser: use-after-free in autofill
1342008 - CVE-2016-1702 chromium-browser: out-of-bounds read in skia
1342009 - CVE-2016-1703 chromium-browser: various fixes from internal audits
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):
i386:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
chromium-browser-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-51.0.2704.79-1.el6.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-2016-1696
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1697
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1698
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1699
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1700
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1701
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1702
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1703
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2016/06/stable-channel-update.html
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
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