Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201502-13 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, the worst of which can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service or gain escalated privileges. Versions less than 40.0.2214.111 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201502-13
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 17, 2015
Bugs: #537366, #539094
ID: 201502-13
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, the worst of
which can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service or gain
escalated privileges.
Background
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Chromium is an open-source web browser project.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/chromium < 40.0.2214.111 >= 40.0.2214.111
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition,
gain privileges via a filesystem: URI, or have other unspecified
impact.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-40.0.2214.111"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-7923
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7923
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-7924
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7924
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-7925
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7925
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-7926
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7926
[ 5 ] CVE-2014-7927
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7927
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-7928
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7928
[ 7 ] CVE-2014-7929
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7929
[ 8 ] CVE-2014-7930
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7930
[ 9 ] CVE-2014-7931
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7931
[ 10 ] CVE-2014-7932
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7932
[ 11 ] CVE-2014-7933
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7933
[ 12 ] CVE-2014-7934
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7934
[ 13 ] CVE-2014-7935
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7935
[ 14 ] CVE-2014-7936
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7936
[ 15 ] CVE-2014-7937
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7937
[ 16 ] CVE-2014-7938
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7938
[ 17 ] CVE-2014-7939
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7939
[ 18 ] CVE-2014-7940
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7940
[ 19 ] CVE-2014-7941
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7941
[ 20 ] CVE-2014-7942
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7942
[ 21 ] CVE-2014-7943
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7943
[ 22 ] CVE-2014-7944
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7944
[ 23 ] CVE-2014-7945
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7945
[ 24 ] CVE-2014-7946
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7946
[ 25 ] CVE-2014-7947
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7947
[ 26 ] CVE-2014-7948
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-7948
[ 27 ] CVE-2014-9646
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9646
[ 28 ] CVE-2014-9647
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9647
[ 29 ] CVE-2014-9648
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9648
[ 30 ] CVE-2015-1205
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1205
[ 31 ] CVE-2015-1209
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1209
[ 32 ] CVE-2015-1210
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1210
[ 33 ] CVE-2015-1211
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1211
[ 34 ] CVE-2015-1212
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1212
[ 35 ] CVE-2015-1346
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1346
[ 36 ] CVE-2015-1359
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1359
[ 37 ] CVE-2015-1360
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1360
[ 38 ] CVE-2015-1361
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1361
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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