Debian dsa-5735 : chromium - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 205008

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5735 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5735-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Andres Salomon July 31, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : chromium CVE ID : CVE-2024-6988 CVE-2024-6989 CVE-2024-6990 CVE-2024-6991 CVE-2024-6992 CVE-2024-6993 CVE-2024-6994 CVE-2024-6995 CVE-2024-6996 CVE-2024-6997 CVE-2024-6998 CVE-2024-6999 CVE-2024-7000 CVE-2024-7001 CVE-2024-7003 CVE-2024-7004 CVE-2024-7005 CVE-2024-7255 CVE-2024-7256

Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 127.0.6533.88-1~deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your chromium packages.

For the detailed security status of chromium please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/chromium

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 205008

File Name: debian_DSA-5735.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/6/2024

Updated: 8/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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-2024-7255

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-6988, CVE-2024-6989, CVE-2024-6990, CVE-2024-6991, CVE-2024-6992, CVE-2024-6993, CVE-2024-6994, CVE-2024-6995, CVE-2024-6996, CVE-2024-6997, CVE-2024-6998, CVE-2024-6999, CVE-2024-7000, CVE-2024-7001, CVE-2024-7003, CVE-2024-7004, CVE-2024-7005, CVE-2024-7255, CVE-2024-7256

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