CVE-2020-15961 Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <85.0.4183.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.27% (68th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1013260
- published 26 Sep 2020
- disclosed 21 Sep 2020
Introduced: 21 Sep 2020
CVE-2020-15961 Open this link in a new tabHow 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 validation in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.