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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201709-25
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 25, 2017
Bugs: #631784
ID: 201709-25

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, the worst of
which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer,
faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/chromium < 61.0.3163.100 >= 61.0.3163.100

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium. Please
review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot -v “>=www-client/chromium-61.0.3163.100”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5121
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5121
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-5122
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5122

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-25

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

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