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RHSA-2016:0286: chromium-browser security update

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RHSA-2016:0286: chromium-browser security update

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/21/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/26/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit (Blink).Two flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web pagecontaining malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, executearbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when visited by thevictim. (CVE-2016-1629)All Chromium users should upgrade to these updated packages, whichcontain Chromium version 48.0.2564.116, which corrects these issues.After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changesto take effect.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-chromium-browser
  • redhat-upgrade-chromium-browser-debuginfo

References

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