Debian DSA-5546-1 : chromium - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 184383

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5546 advisory.

- Inappropriate implementation in Payments in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to bypass XSS preventions via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-5480)

- Insufficient data validation in USB in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-5482)

- Integer overflow in USB in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) (CVE-2023-5849)

- Incorrect security UI in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted domain name. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-5850)

- Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to obfuscate security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-5851)

- Use after free in Printing in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI gestures. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-5852)

- Incorrect security UI in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to obfuscate security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-5853)

- Use after free in Profiles in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI gestures. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-5854)

- Use after free in Reading Mode in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI gestures. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-5855)

- Use after free in Side Panel in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-5856)

- Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium) (CVE-2023-5857)

- Inappropriate implementation in WebApp Provider in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to obfuscate security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low) (CVE-2023-5858)

- Incorrect security UI in Picture In Picture in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted local HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low) (CVE-2023-5859)

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

Solution

Upgrade the chromium packages.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 119.0.6045.105-1~deb12u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 184383

File Name: debian_DSA-5546.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/3/2023

Updated: 11/9/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5857

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-driver, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-l10n, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-sandbox, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:chromium-shell, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5480, CVE-2023-5482, CVE-2023-5849, CVE-2023-5850, CVE-2023-5851, CVE-2023-5852, CVE-2023-5853, CVE-2023-5854, CVE-2023-5855, CVE-2023-5856, CVE-2023-5857, CVE-2023-5858, CVE-2023-5859

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