CVE-2020-6574
Publication date 21 September 2020
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in installer in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 85.0.4183.102 allowed a local attacker to potentially achieve privilege escalation via a crafted binary.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 85.0.4183.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 85.0.4183.121-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
alexmurray
The Debian chromium source package is called chromium-browser in Ubuntu
mdeslaur
starting with Ubuntu 19.10, the chromium-browser package is just a script that installs the Chromium snap
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
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| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |