Improperly implemented security check for standard in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6538

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Improperly implemented security check for standard in Google Chrome - CVE-2020-6538

Published: July 27, 2020 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31963
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6538
CWE-ID: CWE-358
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 in WebView in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and compromise the system.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2020-6538

Update to version 84.0.4147.105.

Google Chrome - update to 84.0.4147.105
chromium (Debian package) - update to 87.0.4280.88-0.4~deb10u1
chromium-browser (Red Hat package) - update to 84.0.4147.105-2.el6_10
chromium - addressed in versions 85.0.4183.83-1.el7, 85.0.4183.83-1.el8, 85.0.4183.83-1.fc31, 85.0.4183.83-1.fc32, 85.0.4183.83-1.fc33

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