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Add security update to 7.17.14 release notes #168461

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Expand Up @@ -89,13 +89,19 @@ Review important information about the {kib} 7.17.x releases.

Review the following information about the {kib} 7.17.14 release.

coming::[7.17.14]

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[[security-update-7.17.14]]
=== Security update

This version of {kib} contains security fixes.
* **Kibana heap buffer overflow vulnerability**
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On Sept 11, 2023, Google Chrome announced CVE-2023-4863, described as “Heap buffer overflow in libwebp in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.187 and libwebp 1.3.2 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page”. Kibana includes a bundled version of headless Chromium that is only used for Kibana’s reporting capabilities and which is affected by this vulnerability. An exploit for Kibana has not been identified, however as a resolution, the bundled version of Chromium is updated in this release.
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The issue is resolved in 7.17.14.
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For more information, see our related
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-10-3-7-17-14-security-update/344735[security
announcement].

[[release-notes-7.17.13]]
== {kib} 7.17.13
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