Description
common/extensions/sync_helper.cc in Google Chrome before 28.0.1500.71 proceeds with sync operations for NPAPI extensions without checking for a certain plugin permission setting, which might allow remote attackers to trigger unwanted extension changes via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | chromium-browser | 28.0.1500.71-1~deb7u1 | DSA-2724-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2724-1 chromium-browser - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17347 vdb-entry signature
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=252034
- DSA-2724 vendor-advisory
- http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium/chromium.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=84ece2d5af0e6f746ca63e483e2dbdbcab8b1e6c
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/07/stable-channel-update.html