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High · 7.0 CVE-2024-7979 EUVD-2024-48812GHSA-3466-hwg6-rp7h

Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege …

Published Aug 21, 2024 · Updated Aug 22, 2024 · Assigned by Chrome

Description

Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Google Chrome 128.0.6613.84 – < 128.0.6613.84 128.0.6613.84

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 chromium 128.0.6613.84-1 —
Debian 13 chromium 128.0.6613.84-1 —
Debian 12 chromium 128.0.6613.84-1~deb12u1 DSA-5757-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 chromium 128.0.6613.84-bp156.2.17.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:0258-2, openSUSE-SU-2024:0258-1
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5 chromium 128.0.6613.84-bp156.2.17.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:0258-2, openSUSE-SU-2024:0258-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed chromium 128.0.6613.84-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14285-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 chromium 128.0.6613.84-bp156.2.17.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:0258-2, openSUSE-SU-2024:0258-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 chromium 128.0.6613.84-bp156.2.17.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:0258-2, openSUSE-SU-2024:0258-1

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling chromium 128.0.6613.84-r0 —

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