Improper Privilege Management Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu1.1360


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-408783
  • published 27 Oct 2017
  • disclosed 27 Oct 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 59.0.3071.109-0ubuntu1.1360 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.

Inappropriate implementation in image-burner in Google Chrome OS prior to 59.0.3071.92 allowed a local attacker to read local files via dbus-send commands to a BurnImage D-Bus endpoint.