Subject: [ASA-202004-22] chromium: arbitrary code execution Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202004-22 ========================================== Severity: High Date : 2020-04-28 CVE-ID : CVE-2020-6461 CVE-2020-6462 Package : chromium Type : arbitrary code execution Remote : Yes Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1143 Summary ======= The package chromium before version 81.0.4044.129-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 81.0.4044.129-1. # pacman -Syu "chromium>=81.0.4044.129-1" The problems have been fixed upstream in version 81.0.4044.129. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== - CVE-2020-6461 (arbitrary code execution) A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the storage component of the chromium browser before 81.0.4044.129. - CVE-2020-6462 (arbitrary code execution) A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the task scheduling component of the chromium browser before 81.0.4044.129. Impact ====== A remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code on the affected host. References ========== https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html https://crbug.com/1072983 https://crbug.com/1064891 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6461 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-6462