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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3242-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the chromium web browser: CVE-2015-1243 Saif El-Sherei discovered a use-after-free issue. CVE-2015-1250 The chrome 42 team found and fixed multiple issues during internal auditing.
Affected Software
Affected Software
chromium-browser on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 42.0.2311.135-1~deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem will be fixed soon. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 42.0.2311.135-1. We recommend that you upgrade your chromium-browser packages.