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CentOS 6 : chromium-browser (RHSA-2020:1981)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 208468
Synopsis
The remote CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1981 advisory.- Use after free in storage in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
(CVE-2020-6461)
- Use after free in task scheduling in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.129 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
(CVE-2020-6462)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected chromium-browser package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 208468
File Name: centos_RHSA-2020-1981.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 10/9/2024
Updated: 10/9/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-6462
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.6
Temporal Score: 8.3
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:chromium-browser, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-6461, CVE-2020-6462
RHSA: 2020:1981