SB2024011835 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium



SB2024011835 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium

Published: January 18, 2024 Updated: March 4, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024011835
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Critical 25% High 75%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0517)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in V8. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


2) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0518)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0519)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in V8 in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0333)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing HTML content in Extensions. Chrome High. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.