Information Exposure Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:81.0.4044.92-2.el6_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1524749
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Apr 2020

Introduced: 7 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-6438  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 chromium-browser to version 0:81.0.4044.92-2.el6_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1487.

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.

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted Chrome Extension.

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