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://crbug.com/1018677
https://crbug.com/1033407
https://crbug.com/1032170
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6378
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6379
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6380