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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-5081: Important: chromium-browser security update (CESA-2017:1399)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-5081: Important: chromium-browser security update (CESA-2017:1399)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/27/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Lack of verification of an extension's locale folder in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed an attacker with local write access to modify extensions by modifying extension files.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-chromium-browser
  • centos-upgrade-chromium-browser-debuginfo

References

  • 98861
  • CVE-2017-5081
  • RHSA-2017:1399

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