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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842157
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2556-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'oxide-qt' package(s) announced via the USN-2556-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'oxide-qt' package(s) announced via the USN-2556-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Chromium did not properly handle the interaction
of IPC, the gamepad API and V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2015-1233)

A buffer overflow was discovered in the GPU service. 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. (CVE-2015-1234)

It was discovered that Oxide did not correctly manage the lifetime of
BrowserContext, resulting in a potential use-after-free in some
circumstances. 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 with the
privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2015-1317)

Affected Software/OS:
'oxide-qt' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1233
BugTraq ID: 73484
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73484
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0778
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0778.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032012
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0682 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00004.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1887 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00024.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2556-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1234
BugTraq ID: 73486
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73486
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1317
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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