Information Exposure Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1506788
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Jun 2016

Introduced: 1 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-1698  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:51.0.2704.79-1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1201.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The createCustomType function in extensions/renderer/resources/binding.js in the extension bindings in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not validate module types, which might allow attackers to load arbitrary modules or obtain sensitive information by leveraging a poisoned definition.

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