Missing Authorization Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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- published25 Sept 2018
- disclosed9 Jan 2019
Introduced: 25 Sep 2018
CVE-2018-16081 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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.
Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-16081
- https://crbug.com/666299
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16081
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215