[arch-security] [ASA-201710-31] chromium: arbitrary code execution

[Remi Gacogne]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201710-31
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2017-10-27
CVE-ID  : CVE-2017-15396
Package : chromium
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-472

Summary
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The package chromium before version 62.0.3202.75-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 62.0.3202.75-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=62.0.3202.75-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 62.0.3202.75.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A stack overflow has been found in the V8 component of the chromium
browser < 62.0.3202.75.

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/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_26.html
https://crbug.com/770452
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-15396

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