NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:66.0.3359.117-1.el6_9
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed17 Apr 2018
Introduced: 17 Apr 2018
CVE-2018-6116 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:66.0.3359.117-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:1195.
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.
A nullptr dereference in WebAssembly in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6116
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22
- https://crbug.com/822266
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195