Arch Linux alert ASA-201504-30 (chromium)

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Remi Gacogne <rgacogne@archlinux.org> 
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[arch-security] [ASA-201504-30] chromium: multiple issues 
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Wed, 29 Apr 2015 10:15:47 +0200
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201504-30
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Severity: High
Date    : 2015-04-29
CVE-ID  : CVE-2015-1243 CVE-2015-1250
Package : chromium
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package chromium before version 42.0.2311.135-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues, including but not limited to a use-after-free.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 42.0.2311.135-1.

# pacman -Syu "chromium>=42.0.2311.135-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 42.0.2311.135.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2015-1243 (use-after-free):

Use-after-free in DOM. Credit to Saif El-Sherei.

- CVE-2015-1250:

Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.

Impact
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Google has not disclosed any information regarding the issues fixed in
this release. Four of them (CVE-2015-1243 and three more covered by
CVE-2015-1250) are classified as "high", while the remaining issue
covered by CVE-2015-125 is classified as medium.

References
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http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.fr/2015/04/stable-ch...
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015...
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015...