A chromium security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4/5.

openSUSE-SU-2023:0325-1: important: Security update for chromium

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for chromium
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2023:0325-1
Rating: important
References: #1216549
Cross-References: CVE-2023-5472
Affected Products:
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4
openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for chromium fixes the following issues:

- Chromium 118.0.5993.117 (boo#1216549)

* CVE-2023-5472: Use after free in Profiles
* Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2023-325=1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2023-325=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5 (aarch64 x86_64):

chromedriver-118.0.5993.117-bp155.2.52.1
chromedriver-debuginfo-118.0.5993.117-bp155.2.52.1
chromium-118.0.5993.117-bp155.2.52.1
chromium-debuginfo-118.0.5993.117-bp155.2.52.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP4 (aarch64 x86_64):

chromedriver-118.0.5993.117-bp154.2.138.1
chromium-118.0.5993.117-bp154.2.138.1

References:

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5472.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1216549