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  2. USN-5881-1

USN-5881-1: Chromium vulnerabilities

Publication date

21 February 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Chromium.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Chromium did not properly manage memory. A remote
attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2023-0471,
CVE-2023-0472, CVE-2023-0473, CVE-2023-0696, CVE-2023-0698, CVE-2023-0699,
CVE-2023-0702, CVE-2023-0705)

It was discovered that Chromium did not properly manage memory. A remote
attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension could
possibly use this issue to corrupt memory via a Chrome web app.
(CVE-2023-0474)

It was discovered that Chromium contained an inappropriate...

It was discovered that Chromium did not properly manage memory. A remote
attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2023-0471,
CVE-2023-0472, CVE-2023-0473, CVE-2023-0696, CVE-2023-0698, CVE-2023-0699,
CVE-2023-0702, CVE-2023-0705)

It was discovered that Chromium did not properly manage memory. A remote
attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension could
possibly use this issue to corrupt memory via a Chrome web app.
(CVE-2023-0474)

It was discovered that Chromium contained an inappropriate implementation
in the Download component. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to spoof contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
(CVE-2023-0700)

It was discovered that Chromium did not properly manage memory. A remote
attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interactions could
possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-0701, CVE-2023-0703)

It was discovered that Chromium insufficiently enforced policies. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass same origin policy and
proxy settings via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2023-0704)

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 bionic chromium-browser –  110.0.5481.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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