Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1254
Threat Intelligence
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- published23 May 2017
- disclosed23 May 2017
Introduced: 23 May 2017
CVE-2016-5177 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 chromium-browser to version 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.16.04.1.1254 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Use-after-free vulnerability in V8 in Google Chrome before 53.0.2785.143 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5177
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2016/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3683
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5177
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6FWZVE5PX27FWPLGOPDA7ZC5MILOWN6K/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNUTOWCXLWVXOTGQUS53DSRVTO3J226Z/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-09
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00001.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1380631
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93238
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036970
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6FWZVE5PX27FWPLGOPDA7ZC5MILOWN6K/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UNUTOWCXLWVXOTGQUS53DSRVTO3J226Z/