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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-6109: Critical: chromium-browser security update (CESA-2018:1195)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-6109: Critical: chromium-browser security update (CESA-2018:1195)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/09/2019
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

readAsText() can indefinitely read the file picked by the user, rather than only once at the time the file is picked in File API in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to access data on the user file system without explicit consent via a crafted HTML page.

Solution(s)

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

References

  • 103917
  • DSA-4182
  • CVE-2018-6109
  • RHSA-2018:1195

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