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Information Exposure Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Severity

 Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.59% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-413381
  • published 16 Aug 2018
  • disclosed 9 Jan 2019
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Introduced: 16 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-6179 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-200 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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 enforcement of file access permission in the activeTab case in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system via a crafted Chrome Extension.