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Ubuntu 16.10 USN-3133-1: Moderate Oxide Denial Of Service Threat

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Several security issues were fixed in Oxide.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3133-1
December 01, 2016

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

- Ubuntu 16.10
- 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:

Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in Chromium. If a user
were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial
of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-5198, CVE-2016-5200, CVE-2016-5202)

A heap-corruption issue was discovered in FFmpeg. 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-2016-5199)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.10:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.10.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  liboxideqtcore0                 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3133-1
  CVE-2016-5198, CVE-2016-5199, CVE-2016-5200, CVE-2016-5202

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1


Ubuntu 16.10 USN-3133-1: Moderate Oxide Denial Of Service Threat

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 1, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Uncover essential information concerning Ubuntu's security enhancements for Oxide, focusing on significant threats and suggested remedies.
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 16.10: liboxideqtcore0 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: liboxideqtcore0 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: liboxideqtcore0 1.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3133-1

CVE-2016-5198, CVE-2016-5199, CVE-2016-5200, CVE-2016-5202

December 01, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/oxide-qt/1.18.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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