Secunia Security Advisory - Gentoo has issued an update for chromium. This fixes multiple vulnerabilities, where some have an unknown impact and others can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, manipulate certain data, and compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Gentoo update for chromium
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48059
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2012-02-20
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DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for chromium. This fixes multiple
vulnerabilities, where some have an unknown impact and others can be
exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions, manipulate certain data, and compromise a user's
system.
For more information:
SA47938
SA48016
SOLUTION:
Update to version "www-client/chromium-17.0.963.56" or later.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
GLSA 201202-01:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201202-01.xml
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