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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-2992-1 Critical: Oxide Threats Summary

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Calendar Grey June 6, 2016
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Address multiple issues concerning Oxide affecting Ubuntu 14.04, 15.10, and 16.04 LTS. Ensure your system is updated to protect against potential vulnerabilities.
Several security issues were fixed in Oxide.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Oxide.

Software Description:

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

Details:

An unspecified security issue was discovered in Blink. If a user were

tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could

potentially exploit this to bypass same-origin restrictions.

(CVE-2016-1673)

An issue was discovered with Document reattachment in Blink in some

circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted

website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass same-origin

restrictions. (CVE-2016-1675)

A type confusion bug was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to

opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit

this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2016-1677)

A heap 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 (a...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu web browser oxide-qt CSP bypass

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 15.10:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.15.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2992-1

CVE-2016-1673, CVE-2016-1675, CVE-2016-1677, CVE-2016-1678,

CVE-2016-1679, CVE-2016-1680, CVE-2016-1682, CVE-2016-1683,

CVE-2016-1684, CVE-2016-1688, CVE-2016-1689, CVE-2016-1691,

CVE-2016-1692, CVE-2016-1695, CVE-2016-1697, CVE-2016-1699,

CVE-2016-1702, CVE-2016-1703

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June 06, 2016

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security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu web browser oxide-qt CSP bypass

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.15.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.15.7-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.15.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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