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An electron12 security update has been released for Arch Linux.



ASA-202107-1: electron12: arbitrary code execution


Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202107-1
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Severity: High
Date : 2021-07-01
CVE-ID : CVE-2021-30547 CVE-2021-30553 CVE-2021-30554
Package : electron12
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link :   https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2112

Summary
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The package electron12 before version 12.0.13-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 12.0.13-1.

# pacman -Syu "electron12>.0.13-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 12.0.13.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2021-30547 (arbitrary code execution)

An out of bounds write security issue has been found in the ANGLE
component of the Chromium browser before version 91.0.4472.101.

- CVE-2021-30553 (arbitrary code execution)

A use after free security issue has been found in the Network service
component of the Chromium browser before version 91.0.4472.101.

- CVE-2021-30554 (arbitrary code execution)

A use after free security issue has been found in the WebGL component
of the Chromium browser engine before version 91.0.4472.114. Google is
aware that an exploit for CVE-2021-30554 exists in the wild.

Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code through a crafted web
page. Google is aware that an exploit for one of the security issues
exists in the wild.

References
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  https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v12.0.13
  https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
  https://crbug.com/1210414
  https://crbug.com/1209769
  https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html
  https://crbug.com/1219857
  https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-30547
  https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-30553
  https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-30554