Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202001-5
========================================
Severity: Critical
Date    : 2020-01-17
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-6378 CVE-2020-6379 CVE-2020-6380
Package : chromium
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1088

Summary
======
The package chromium before version 79.0.3945.130-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and insufficient
validation.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 79.0.3945.130-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=79.0.3945.130-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 79.0.3945.130.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
- CVE-2020-6378 (arbitrary code execution)

A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the speech recognizer
component of the chromium browser before 79.0.3945.130.

- CVE-2020-6379 (arbitrary code execution)

A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the speech recognizer
component of the chromium browser before 79.0.3945.130.

- CVE-2020-6380 (insufficient validation)

An extension message verification error has been found in the chromium
browser before 79.0.3945.130.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker can bypass security measures or execute arbitrary
code on the affected host.

References
=========
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6378
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6379
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6380

ArchLinux: 202001-5: chromium: multiple issues

January 17, 2020

Summary

- CVE-2020-6378 (arbitrary code execution) A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the speech recognizer component of the chromium browser before 79.0.3945.130.
- CVE-2020-6379 (arbitrary code execution)
A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the speech recognizer component of the chromium browser before 79.0.3945.130.
- CVE-2020-6380 (insufficient validation)
An extension message verification error has been found in the chromium browser before 79.0.3945.130.

Resolution

Upgrade to 79.0.3945.130-1. # pacman -Syu "chromium>=79.0.3945.130-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 79.0.3945.130.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6378 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6379 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6380

Severity
Package : chromium
Type : multiple issues
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1088

Workaround

None.

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