Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172
Threat Intelligence
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- published19 Jan 2017
- disclosed19 Jan 2017
Introduced: 19 Jan 2017
CVE-2016-5211 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 chromium-browser to version 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 or higher.
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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
A use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 55.0.2883.75 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 55.0.2883.84 for Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5211
- https://crbug.com/649229
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5211
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-11
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2919.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94633