An updated chromium-browser package has been released for Debian

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3513-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Gilbert
March 10, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : chromium-browser
CVE ID : CVE-2016-1643 CVE-2016-1644 CVE-2016-1645

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser.

CVE-2016-1643

cloudfuzzer discovered a type confusion issue in Blink/Webkit.

CVE-2016-1644

Atte Kettunen discovered a use-after-free issue in Blink/Webkit.

CVE-2016-1645

An out-of-bounds write issue was discovered in the pdfium library.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 49.0.2623.87-1~deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems will be fixed soon.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 49.0.2623.87-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your chromium-browser packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/