Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201610-15

Severity: Critical
Date : 2016-10-23
CVE-ID : CVE-2016-5181 CVE-2016-5182 CVE-2016-5183 CVE-2016-5184
CVE-2016-5185 CVE-2016-5186 CVE-2016-5187 CVE-2016-5188
CVE-2016-5189 CVE-2016-5190 CVE-2016-5191 CVE-2016-5192
CVE-2016-5193 CVE-2016-5194
Package : chromium
Type : multiple issues
Remote : Yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary

The package chromium before version 54.0.2840.59-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including arbitrary code execution, content spoofing,
cross-site scripting, information disclosure, same-origin policy bypass
and insufficient validation.

Resolution

Upgrade to 54.0.2840.59-1.

pacman -Syu “chromium>=54.0.2840.59-1”

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 54.0.2840.59.

Workaround

None.

Description

• CVE-2016-5181 (cross-site scripting)

An universal XSS flaw was found in the Blink component of the Chromium
browser.

• CVE-2016-5182 (arbitrary code execution)

A heap overflow flaw was found in the Blink component of the Chromium
browser.

• CVE-2016-5183 (arbitrary code execution)

An use after free flaw was found in the PDFium component of the
Chromium browser.

• CVE-2016-5184 (arbitrary code execution)

An use after free flaw was found in the PDFium component of the
Chromium browser.

• CVE-2016-5185 (arbitrary code execution)

An use after free flaw was found in the Blink component of the Chromium
browser.

• CVE-2016-5186 (information disclosure)

An out of bounds read flaw was found in the DevTools component of the
Chromium browser.

• CVE-2016-5187 (content spoofing)

An URL spoofing flaw was found in the Chromium browser.

• CVE-2016-5188 (content spoofing)

An UI spoofing flaw was found in the Chromium browser.

• CVE-2016-5189 (content spoofing)

An URL spoofing flaw was found in the Chromium browser.

• CVE-2016-5190 (arbitrary code execution)

An use after free flaw was found in the Internals component of the
Chromium browser.

• CVE-2016-5191 (cross-site scripting)

An universal XSS flaw was found in the Bookmarks component of the
Chromium browser.

• CVE-2016-5192 (same-origin policy bypass)

A cross-origin bypass flaw was found in the Blink component of the
Chromium browser.

• CVE-2016-5193 (insufficient validation)

A scheme bypass vulnerability has been discovered.

• CVE-2016-5194 (arbitrary code execution)

Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.

Impact

A remote attacker can bypass security measures, access sensitive
information or execute arbitrary code on the affected host.

References

https://googlechromereleases.blogspot.fr/2016/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5181
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5182
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5183
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5184
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5185
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5186
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5187
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5188
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5189
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5190
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5191
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5192
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5193
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5194