Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6426

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Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6426

Published: March 18, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26205
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6426
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation of V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Fedora
SUSE Linux
Opensuse
SUSE Package Hub for SUSE Linux Enterprise
chromium (Alpine package)
chromium (Debian package)
chromium-browser (Red Hat package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6426

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 80.0.3987.149
chromium (Alpine package) - update to 80.0.3987.149-r0
chromium (Debian package) - update to 80.0.3987.149-1~deb10u1
chromium-browser (Red Hat package) - update to 80.0.3987.149-1.el6_10
chromium - addressed in versions 80.0.3987.149-1.el7, 80.0.3987.149-1.el8, 80.0.3987.149-1.fc30, 80.0.3987.149-1.fc31, 80.0.3987.149-1.fc32, 80.0.3987.162-1.el7, 80.0.3987.162-1.el8, 80.0.3987.163-1.el7, 80.0.3987.163-1.el8, 81.0.4044.113-1.el7, 81.0.4044.113-1.el8, 81.0.4044.113-2.el7, 81.0.4044.113-2.el8, 81.0.4044.122-1.el7, 81.0.4044.122-1.el8, 81.0.4044.138-1.el7, 81.0.4044.138-1.el8

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