- Issued:
- 2016-02-23
- Updated:
- 2016-02-23
RHSA-2016:0286 - Security Advisory
Synopsis
Critical: chromium-browser security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Critical
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated chromium-browser packages that fix two security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security
impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give
detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the
CVE links in the References section.
Description
Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).
Two flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page
containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute
arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when visited by the
victim. (CVE-2016-1629)
All Chromium users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain Chromium version 48.0.2564.116, which corrects these issues.
After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes
to take effect.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 1309988 - CVE-2016-1629 chromium-browser: same-origin bypass in Blink and Sandbox escape in Chrome
CVEs
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM | |
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x86_64 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b776a1e49bb5e4fdcbd342568358dae8fcd7a757ffb2530b54441c2ad59b568 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f6daade2dc0995be4bc2b8b0a8cafcadb858669e4ae9d4e50c57116b6efafafc |
i386 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: b4c4f967d92c24f3cb31b2b948886bc22e480a334ad07511d195ea3653093ac1 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: de64ecd9291bd57e78c737f3356f33ae1a345e24e11a2cf281bbce5eab08b9d4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.7
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b776a1e49bb5e4fdcbd342568358dae8fcd7a757ffb2530b54441c2ad59b568 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f6daade2dc0995be4bc2b8b0a8cafcadb858669e4ae9d4e50c57116b6efafafc |
i386 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: b4c4f967d92c24f3cb31b2b948886bc22e480a334ad07511d195ea3653093ac1 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: de64ecd9291bd57e78c737f3356f33ae1a345e24e11a2cf281bbce5eab08b9d4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b776a1e49bb5e4fdcbd342568358dae8fcd7a757ffb2530b54441c2ad59b568 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f6daade2dc0995be4bc2b8b0a8cafcadb858669e4ae9d4e50c57116b6efafafc |
i386 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: b4c4f967d92c24f3cb31b2b948886bc22e480a334ad07511d195ea3653093ac1 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: de64ecd9291bd57e78c737f3356f33ae1a345e24e11a2cf281bbce5eab08b9d4 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b776a1e49bb5e4fdcbd342568358dae8fcd7a757ffb2530b54441c2ad59b568 |
i386 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: b4c4f967d92c24f3cb31b2b948886bc22e480a334ad07511d195ea3653093ac1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.7
SRPM | |
---|---|
x86_64 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 2b776a1e49bb5e4fdcbd342568358dae8fcd7a757ffb2530b54441c2ad59b568 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: f6daade2dc0995be4bc2b8b0a8cafcadb858669e4ae9d4e50c57116b6efafafc |
i386 | |
chromium-browser-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: b4c4f967d92c24f3cb31b2b948886bc22e480a334ad07511d195ea3653093ac1 |
chromium-browser-debuginfo-48.0.2564.116-1.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: de64ecd9291bd57e78c737f3356f33ae1a345e24e11a2cf281bbce5eab08b9d4 |
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