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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-5092-1 Critical: Glibc Memory Leak Issues

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Several security issues were fixed in Oxide.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3091-1
October 07, 2016

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Oxide.

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

Details:

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 application
crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5170)

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 application
crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5171)

An issue was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to
ontain sensitive information from arbitrary memory locations.
(CVE-2016-5172)

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-2016-5175, CVE-2016-5178)

A use-after-free 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 application crash, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5177)

It was discovered that Chromium does not ensure the recipient of a certain
IPC message is a valid RenderFrame or RenderWidget. An attacker could
potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application
crash, or execute arbitary code. (CVE-2016-7549)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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

References:
  
  CVE-2016-5170, CVE-2016-5171, CVE-2016-5172, CVE-2016-5175,
  CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178, CVE-2016-7549

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1


Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-5092-1 Critical: Glibc Memory Leak Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 7, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Get informed on the Oxide security weaknesses found in Ubuntu and discover effective strategies to fortify your system against possible 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 1.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: liboxideqtcore0 1.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2016-5170, CVE-2016-5171, CVE-2016-5172, CVE-2016-5175,

CVE-2016-5177, CVE-2016-5178, CVE-2016-7549

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October 07, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.17.9-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.17.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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