Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:63.0.3239.84-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.26% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1516369
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Dec 2017

Introduced: 6 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-15411  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:63.0.3239.84-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3401.

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.

Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.