CVE-2020-6572 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-6572: Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 81.0.4044.92 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Actively exploited in the wild

CVE-2020-6572 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-10)— meaning attackers have a working exploit and are using it now. This is a patch-tonight, not patch-someday.

EPSS:11% · 30-day exploit probability95th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-6572 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

chromium→ fixed in81.0.4044.92-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y chromium
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

chromium→ fixed in81.0.4044.92-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y chromium
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

chromium→ fixed in81.0.4044.92-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y chromium
```

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