Out-of-bounds Write Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <94.0.4606.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-1729626
- published 8 Oct 2021
- disclosed 2 Nov 2021
Introduced: 8 Oct 2021
CVE-2021-37979 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 94.0.4606.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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.
heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.81 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to browse to a malicious website to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2021-37979
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/1247260
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNARCF5HEZK7GJXZRN5TQ45AQDCRM2WO/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1372
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RNARCF5HEZK7GJXZRN5TQ45AQDCRM2WO/
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