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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703683
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3683-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'chromium-browser' package(s) announced via the DSA-3683-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'chromium-browser' package(s) announced via the DSA-3683-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the chromium web browser.

CVE-2016-5177

A use-after-free issue was discovered in the v8 javascript library.

CVE-2016-5178

The chrome development team found and fixed various issues during internal auditing.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 53.0.2785.143-1~
deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), these problems will be fixed soon.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 53.0.2785.143-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your chromium-browser packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'chromium-browser' package(s) on Debian 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5177
BugTraq ID: 93238
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93238
Debian Security Information: DSA-3683 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3683
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNUTOWCXLWVXOTGQUS53DSRVTO3J226Z/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6FWZVE5PX27FWPLGOPDA7ZC5MILOWN6K/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2007
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2007.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036970
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2429 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00000.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2432 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00001.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5178
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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