openSUSE 15 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2021:1462-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 154976

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:1462-1 advisory.

- : Use after free in Sign-In. (CVE-2021-37997)

- : Use after free in Garbage Collection. (CVE-2021-37998)

- : Insufficient data validation in New Tab Page. (CVE-2021-37999)

- : Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Intents. (CVE-2021-38000)

- : Type Confusion in V8. (CVE-2021-38001)

- : Use after free in Web Transport. (CVE-2021-38002)

- : Inappropriate implementation in V8. (CVE-2021-38003)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected chromedriver and / or chromium packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 154976

File Name: openSUSE-2021-1462.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 11/9/2021

Updated: 4/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38003

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-38002

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:chromedriver, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:chromium

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/28/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 11/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-37997, CVE-2021-37998, CVE-2021-37999, CVE-2021-38000, CVE-2021-38001, CVE-2021-38002, CVE-2021-38003

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