chromium-browser: A missing case for handling special schemes in permission request checks in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 72.0...
CVE-2019-5778 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by chromium-browser 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, released January 2, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
A missing case for handling special schemes in permission request checks in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to bypass extension permission checks for privileged pages via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| chromium-browser · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-browser 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Jan 2, 2023 |
| chromium-browser-l10n · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-browser-l10n 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Jan 2, 2023 |
| chromium-chromedriver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-chromedriver 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Jan 2, 2023 |
| chromium-codecs-ffmpeg · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Jan 2, 2023 |
| chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra 72.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Jan 2, 2023 |
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