Out-of-bounds Read Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-411018
- published 19 Jan 2017
- disclosed 19 Jan 2017
How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 55.0.2883.87-0ubuntu1 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.
V8 in Google Chrome prior to 54.0.2840.90 for Linux, and 54.0.2840.85 for Android, and 54.0.2840.87 for Windows and Mac included incorrect optimisation assumptions, which allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5198
- https://crbug.com/659475
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5198
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2672.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94079
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037224
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog