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Posted on 20 September 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201409-06
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 19, 2014
Bugs: #522484
ID: 201409-06
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium, the worst of
which can allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service.
Background
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Chromium is an open-source web browser project.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/chromium < 37.0.2062.120 >= 37.0.2062.120
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service condition or
possibly have other unspecified impact by leveraging improper handling
of render-tree inconsistencies.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/chromium-37.0.2062.120"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3178
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3178
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-3179
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3179
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-06.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
