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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-5778: Critical: chromium-browser security update (CESA-2019:0309)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-5778: Critical: chromium-browser security update (CESA-2019:0309)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
02/19/2019
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A missing case for handling special schemes in permission request checks in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass extension permission checks for privileged pages via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Solution(s)

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

References

  • 106767
  • DSA-4395
  • CVE-2019-5778
  • RHSA-2019:0309

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