[arch-security] [ASA-201705-2] chromium: arbitrary code execution

[Remi Gacogne]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201705-2
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Severity: High
Date    : 2017-05-03
CVE-ID  : CVE-2017-5068
Package : chromium
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-260

Summary
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The package chromium before version 58.0.3029.96-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 58.0.3029.96-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=58.0.3029.96-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 58.0.3029.96.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
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A race condition issue has been found in the WebRTC component of the
Chromium browser.

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

References
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-5068

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