Improper Privilege Management Affecting chromium package, versions <72.0.3626.81-1
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- published30 Jan 2019
- disclosed19 Feb 2019
Introduced: 30 Jan 2019
CVE-2019-5768 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable chromium to version 72.0.3626.81-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium package and not the chromium package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
DevTools API not correctly gating on extension capability in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to read local files via a crafted Chrome Extension.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-5768
- https://crbug.com/805557
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0309
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106767
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-5768
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JVFHYCJGMZQUKYSIE2BXE4NLEGFGUXU5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZQOP53LXXPRGD4N5OBKGQTSMFXT32LF6/