Description
The Google V8 engine, as used in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 and QtWebEngineCore in Qt before 5.5.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | oxide-qt | No fix yet | — |
References
- http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtwebengine.git/tree/dist/changes-5.5.1
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=505374
- openSUSE-SU-2015:2368 vendor-advisory
- http://www.nsfocus.net/index.php?act=advisory&do=view&adv_id=80
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1233453004
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html