[arch-security] [ASA-201502-5] chromium: multiple issues

[Remi Gacogne]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201502-5
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Severity: High
Date    : 2015-02-06
CVE-ID  : CVE-2015-1209 CVE-2015-1210 CVE-2015-1211 CVE-2015-1212
Package : chromium
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package chromium before version 40.0.2214.111-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues, including but not limited to privilege escalation,
cross-origin bypass and arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 40.0.2214.111-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=40.0.2214.111-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 40.0.2214.111.

Workaround
==========

None.

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

- CVE-2015-1209 (use-after-free)

Use-after-free in DOM, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution.
Credit to Maksymillian Motyl.

- CVE-2015-1210 (cross-origin bypass)

Cross-origin-bypass in V8 bindings allows an attacker to bypass the
same-origin policy.

- CVE-2015-1211 (privilege escalation)

Privilege escalation using service workers.

- CVE-2015-1212

Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives,
fixing unspecified vulnerabilities not disclosed by upstream.

Impact
======

A remote attacker is able to bypass the same-origin policy, escalate
privileges or execute arbitrary code.

References
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https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-1209
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-1210
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-1211
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-1212
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.fr/2015/02/stable-channel-update.html

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