[RHSA-2015:2618-01] Important: chromium-browser security update

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: chromium-browser security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2015:2618-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2618.html
Issue date:        2015-12-14
CVE Names:         CVE-2015-6788 CVE-2015-6789 CVE-2015-6790 
                   CVE-2015-6791 
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1. Summary:

Updated chromium-browser packages that fix multiple security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important 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.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).

Several 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-2015-6788, CVE-2015-6789, CVE-2015-6790, CVE-2015-6791)

All Chromium users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
Chromium version 47.0.2526.80, which corrects these issues. After
installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take
effect.

4. 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:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1289870 - CVE-2015-6788 chromium-browser: Type confusion in extensions
1289874 - CVE-2015-6789 chromium-browser: Use-after free in Blink
1289875 - CVE-2015-6790 chromium-browser: Escaping issue in saved pages
1289876 - CVE-2015-6791 chromium-browser: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
chromium-browser-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
chromium-browser-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
chromium-browser-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
chromium-browser-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6):

i386:
chromium-browser-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.i686.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.i686.rpm

x86_64:
chromium-browser-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.x86_64.rpm
chromium-browser-debuginfo-47.0.2526.80-1.el6.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6788
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6789
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6790
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6791
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update_8.html

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert at redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
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