Improper Input Validation Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <75.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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EPSS
0.5% (77th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-471992
- published 9 Jun 2019
- disclosed 27 Jun 2019
How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 75.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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 policy enforcement in extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 75.0.3770.80 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass restrictions on file URIs via a crafted Chrome Extension.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-5838
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/19
- https://crbug.com/893087
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4500
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-5838
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CPM7VPE27DUNJLXM4F5PAAEFFWOEND6X/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FKN4GPMBQ3SDXWB4HL45II5CZ7P2E4AI/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00085.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CPM7VPE27DUNJLXM4F5PAAEFFWOEND6X/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FKN4GPMBQ3SDXWB4HL45II5CZ7P2E4AI/
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