CVE-2020-15966 Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <85.0.4183.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1013257
  • published26 Sept 2020
  • disclosed21 Sept 2020

Introduced: 21 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-15966  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 85.0.4183.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Insufficient policy enforcement in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information via a crafted Chrome Extension.

CVSS Scores

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