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Red Hat: CVE-2016-1700: Important: chromium-browser security update (RHSA-2016:1201)

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Red Hat: CVE-2016-1700: Important: chromium-browser security update (RHSA-2016:1201)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/02/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/29/2016
Modified
01/17/2018

Description

extensions/renderer/runtime_custom_bindings.cc in Google Chrome before 51.0.2704.79 does not consider side effects during creation of an array of extension views, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to extensions.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-chromium-browser
  • redhat-upgrade-chromium-browser-debuginfo

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:1490
  • DSA-3594
  • 1036026
  • RHSA-2016:1201
  • CVE-2016-1700

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