CVE-2020-15973 Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-2164606
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Oct 2020

Introduced: 6 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-15973  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 chromium-browser to version 0:86.0.4240.75-1.el6_10 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass same origin policy via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS Scores

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