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Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-6152): chromium-browser vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 4, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

The implementation of the Page.downloadBehavior backend unconditionally marked downloaded files as safe, regardless of file type in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page and user interaction.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-chromium-browser
Title
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