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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-2960-1 Moderate: Oxide Renderer Crash Threat

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Several security issues were fixed in Oxide.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2960-1
May 18, 2016

oxide-qt vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Oxide.

Software Description:
- oxide-qt: Web browser engine for Qt (QML plugin)

Details:

An out of bounds write was discovered in Blink. If a user were tricked in
to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-1660)

It was discovered that Blink assumes that a frame which passes same-origin
checks is local in some cases. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to
cause a denial of service via renderer crash, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-1661)

A use-after-free was discovered in the V8 bindings in Blink. If a user
were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-1663)

It was discovered that the JSGenericLowering class in V8 mishandles
comparison operators. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially
crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2016-1665)

Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial
of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-1666)

It was discovered that the TreeScope::adoptIfNeeded function in Blink
does not prevent script execution during node-adoption operations. If a
user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker
could potentially exploit this to bypass same origin restrictions.
(CVE-2016-1667)

It was discovered that the forEachForBinding in the V8 bindings in Blink
uses an improper creation context. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to
bypass same origin restrictions. (CVE-2016-1668)

A buffer overflow was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to
opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit
this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash, or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2016-1669)

A race condition was discovered in ResourceDispatcherHostImpl in Chromium.
An attacker could potentially exploit this to make arbitrary HTTP
requests. (CVE-2016-1670)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 15.10:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.15.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2960-1
  CVE-2016-1660, CVE-2016-1661, CVE-2016-1663, CVE-2016-1665,
  CVE-2016-1666, CVE-2016-1667, CVE-2016-1668, CVE-2016-1669,
  CVE-2016-1670

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.14.9-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1


Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-2960-1 Moderate: Oxide Renderer Crash Threat

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 19, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities addressed in Oxide for multiple Ubuntu versions. Upgrade to safeguard against potential threats.
Several security issues were fixed in Oxide.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: liboxideqtcore0 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 15.10: liboxideqtcore0 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: liboxideqtcore0 1.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2960-1

CVE-2016-1660, CVE-2016-1661, CVE-2016-1663, CVE-2016-1665,

CVE-2016-1666, CVE-2016-1667, CVE-2016-1668, CVE-2016-1669,

CVE-2016-1670

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May 18, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.14.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.14.9-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.14.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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