Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:54.0.2840.100-1.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1508751
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 Nov 2016

Introduced: 9 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-5202  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:54.0.2840.100-1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2718.

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.

browser/extensions/api/dial/dial_registry.cc in Google Chrome before 54.0.2840.98 on macOS, before 54.0.2840.99 on Windows, and before 54.0.2840.100 on Linux neglects to copy a device ID before an erase() call, which causes the erase operation to access data that that erase operation will destroy.

CVSS Scores

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