fix(chromium): CVE-2026-0628

[catmsred]

Switch back to upstream tarballs.

Bump chromium version.

Relates: https://github.com/chainguard-dev/CVE-Dashboard/issues/53301

[catmsred]

Package version check is suggesting a version that is beta: https://github.com/chromium-linux-tarballs/chromium-tarballs/releases/tag/144.0.7559.59

[octo-sts]

🔍 Build Failed: Checksum Verification Failed

fetch: Expected sha512 does not match found: 5eb97b8559c6a141c93020f8b9a5835a926dd0ed3360ba975ba71c4bc9e1d97376332eac1eadaf224edfc9ab27c0c82ee74c6078e338aa8d0024fe4bf4353f9b

Build Details

Category	Details
Build System	melange
Failure Point	SHA512 checksum validation during fetch operation

Root Cause Analysis 🔍

The downloaded Chromium tarball file has a different SHA512 hash than expected, indicating the file may be corrupted, modified, or the expected checksum in the build configuration is incorrect

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🔍 Build failure fix suggestions

Found similar build failures that have been fixed in the past and analyzed them to suggest a fix:

Suggested Changes

File: chromium.yaml

• modification at line 175 (pipeline section, fetch step)
  Original:

expected-sha512: 783f5bb97e62f8866c99dfd554856192d559a9a5876ede9289e1000163a2dd6ceb0d5321e9c4298bd29a2b4b32dfed5121f106120754ccb15a9c8ac239b3510f

Replacement:

expected-sha512: 5eb97b8559c6a141c93020f8b9a5835a926dd0ed3360ba975ba71c4bc9e1d97376332eac1eadaf224edfc9ab27c0c82ee74c6078e338aa8d0024fe4bf4353f9b

Content:

Update the expected SHA512 checksum for the Chromium tarball to match the actual file content

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Analysis

Based on the analysis of similar fixed build failures, I observe a clear and consistent pattern: all three examples show SHA512 checksum mismatches that were resolved by updating the expected-sha512 value in the fetch operation. In each case, the build configuration contained an outdated SHA512 checksum that did not match the actual file being downloaded. The fixes consistently updated the expected-sha512 field from the old incorrect value to the new correct value (765c326ccc1b87a01027385e69238266e356361cd4ee3e18e3c9d137a5d11fa5d657c164d02dd1be8fe693c8e10f2b580588dbfa57d27f070e2750f50d3e662c) that matches the actual file content.

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Explanation

This fix should work because the error message explicitly states that the expected SHA512 checksum (783f5bb97e62f8866c99dfd554856192d559a9a5876ede9289e1000163a2dd6ceb0d5321e9c4298bd29a2b4b32dfed5121f106120754ccb15a9c8ac239b3510f) does not match the found checksum (5eb97b8559c6a141c93020f8b9a5835a926dd0ed3360ba975ba71c4bc9e1d97376332eac1eadaf224edfc9ab27c0c82ee74c6078e338aa8d0024fe4bf4353f9b). This is identical to the pattern observed in all similar fixes where updating the expected-sha512 value to match the actual file checksum resolves the build failure. The found checksum indicates that the Chromium tarball file being downloaded has been updated or changed upstream, which is normal for releases, and the build configuration simply needs to be updated to reflect the correct checksum of the current file.

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Alternative Approaches

• Re-download the tarball manually to verify the checksum is consistent
• Check if a different version of the Chromium tarball is available that matches the expected checksum
• Verify the tarball source URL is correct and hasn't changed upstream

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