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SUSE: CVE-2016-5142: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-5142: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/22/2016
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

The Web Cryptography API (aka WebCrypto) implementation in Blink, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.116, does not properly copy data buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code, related to NormalizeAlgorithm.cpp and SubtleCrypto.cpp.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-chromedriver
  • suse-upgrade-chromium
  • suse-upgrade-chromium-desktop-gnome
  • suse-upgrade-chromium-desktop-kde
  • suse-upgrade-chromium-ffmpegsumo

References

  • RHSA-2016:1580
  • DSA-3645
  • 92276
  • 1036547
  • GLSA-201610-09
  • CVE-2016-5142
  • USN-3058-1
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