Missing Authorization Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:69.0.3497.81-1.el6_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1520527
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Sept 2018

Introduced: 4 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16081  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:69.0.3497.81-1.el6_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2666.

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.

Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.