chromium-chromedriver: A service worker can send the activate event on itself periodically which allows it to run perpetually, allowing it t...
CVE-2018-5179 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by chromium-browser 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, released April 26, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
A service worker can send the activate event on itself periodically which allows it to run perpetually, allowing it to monitor activity by users. Affects all versions prior to Firefox 60.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| chromium-browser · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-browser 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 26, 2019 |
| chromium-browser-l10n · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-browser-l10n 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 26, 2019 |
| chromium-chromedriver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-chromedriver 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 26, 2019 |
| chromium-codecs-ffmpeg · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 26, 2019 |
| chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra 70.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Apr 26, 2019 |
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