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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-15961: Important: chromium-browser security update (CESA-2020:4206)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-15961: Important: chromium-browser security update (CESA-2020:4206)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/21/2020
Created
10/09/2020
Added
10/08/2020
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Insufficient policy validation in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 85.0.4183.121 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Solution(s)

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

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