[manjaro-security] [ASA-201908-6] chromium: arbitrary code execution

[Remi Gacogne]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201908-6
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Severity: High
Date    : 2019-08-10
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-5867 CVE-2019-5868
Package : chromium
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1018

Summary
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The package chromium before version 76.0.3809.100-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 76.0.3809.100-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=76.0.3809.100-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 76.0.3809.100.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
===========

- CVE-2019-5867 (arbitrary code execution)

An out-of-bounds read has been found in the V8 component of the
chromium browser before 76.0.3809.100.

- CVE-2019-5868 (arbitrary code execution)

A use-after-free issue has been found in PDFium's ExecuteFieldAction,
in the chromium browser before 76.0.3809.100.

Impact
======

A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected host.

References
==========

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2019/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/984344
https://crbug.com/983867
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-5867
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-5868

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