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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4024-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                          Michael Gilbert
November 08, 2017                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : chromium-browser
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-15398 CVE-2017-15399

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium browser.

CVE-2017-15398

    Ned Williamson discovered a stack overflow issue.

CVE-2017-15399

    Zhao Qixun discovered a use-after-free issue in the v8 javascript
    library.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), security support for chromium has
been discontinued.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 62.0.3202.89-1~deb9u1.

For the testing distribution (buster), these problems will be fixed soon.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 62.0.3202.89-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your chromium-browser packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org