vulnerability

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-5179: Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 23, 2018
Added
Nov 26, 2018
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

A service worker can send the activate event on itself periodically which allows it to run perpetually, allowing it to monitor activity by users. Affects all versions prior to Firefox 60.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-client-chromium
Title
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