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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2013-2905: Chromium, V8: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2013-2905: Chromium, V8: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
08/21/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The SharedMemory::Create function in memory/shared_memory_posix.cc in Google Chrome before 29.0.1547.57 uses weak permissions under /dev/shm/, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct access to a POSIX shared-memory file.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-v8
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-chromium

References

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