Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202003-08

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Chromium and Google Chrome, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected packages

www-client/chromium on all architectures
Affected versions < 80.0.3987.132
Unaffected versions >= 80.0.3987.132
www-client/google-chrome on all architectures
Affected versions < 80.0.3987.132
Unaffected versions >= 80.0.3987.132

Background

Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

Google Chrome is one fast, simple, and secure browser for all your devices.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Chromium and Google Chrome. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers and Google Chrome Releases for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, obtain sensitive information, spoof an URL or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
 ">=www-client/chromium-80.0.3987.132"
 

All Google Chrome users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
 ">=www-client/google-chrome-80.0.3987.132"
 

References

Release date
March 13, 2020

Latest revision
March 13, 2020: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
local, remote

Bugzilla entries