Improper input validation in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6152

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14057

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6152

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to local file write in DevTools. A local attacker can write arbitrary files and cause the service to crash.

Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Fedora
chromium

Update to version 68.0.3440.75.

Google Chrome - update to 68.0.3440.75
chromium - addressed in versions 68.0.3440.106-3.el7, 68.0.3440.106-3.fc27, 68.0.3440.106-3.fc28

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium-browser
• Red Hat update for Google Chrome
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome
• Fedora 27 update for chromium
• Fedora 28 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium