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Use After Free Affecting oxide-qt package, versions <1.17.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.27% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-OXIDEQT-396503
  • published11 Sept 2016
  • disclosed11 Sept 2016
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Introduced: 11 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-5150  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 oxide-qt to version 1.17.7-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream oxide-qt package and not the oxide-qt package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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