A chromium security update has been released for Arch Linux to address an arbitrary code issue.
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202004-1
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Severity: High
Date : 2020-04-01
CVE-ID : CVE-2020-6450 CVE-2020-6451 CVE-2020-6452
Package : chromium
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1123
Summary
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The package chromium before version 80.0.3987.162-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 80.0.3987.162-1.
# pacman -Syu "chromium>=80.0.3987.162-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 80.0.3987.162.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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- CVE-2020-6450 (arbitrary code execution)
A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the WebAudio component
of the chromium browser before 80.0.3987.162.
- CVE-2020-6451 (arbitrary code execution)
A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the WebAudio component
of the chromium browser before 80.0.3987.162.
- CVE-2020-6452 (arbitrary code execution)
A head-based buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in the Media
component of the chromium browser before 80.0.3987.162.
Impact
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A remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code on the
affected host.
References
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
https://crbug.com/1062247
https://crbug.com/1061018
https://crbug.com/1059764
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6450
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6451
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6452