Improper Privilege Management Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:71.0.3578.80-1.el6_10
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed4 Dec 2018
Introduced: 4 Dec 2018
CVE-2018-18344 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:71.0.3578.80-1.el6_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3803.
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.
Inappropriate allowance of the setDownloadBehavior devtools protocol feature in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker with control of an installed extension to access files on the local file system via a crafted Chrome Extension.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18344
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18
- https://crbug.com/866426
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803