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Improper Locking Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <79.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-537332
  • published 11 Dec 2019
  • disclosed 10 Dec 2019
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Introduced: 10 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-13762 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-667 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 79.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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 downloads in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 79.0.3945.79 allowed a local attacker to spoof downloaded files via local code.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

3.3 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None