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GLSA-201611-16 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 95267

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201611-16 (Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Chromium web browser. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Chromium users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/chromium-54.0.2840.100'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-16

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 95267

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201611-16.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Published: 11/23/2016

Updated: 1/16/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5202

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:chromium, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/22/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5199, CVE-2016-5200, CVE-2016-5201, CVE-2016-5202

GLSA: 201611-16