--- title: "CVE-2015-5928\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5928?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2015-5928 Publication date 23 October 2015 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.1, Safari before 9.0.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-1, APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-3, and APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-5. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5928?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | qtwebkit-opensource-src | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | qtwebkit-source | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life | | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | webkit | 16.10 yakkety | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.10 wily | Not in release | | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | webkitgtk | 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 2.4.10-0ubuntu1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.4.10-0ubuntu1 | | 15.10 wily | Fixed 2.4.10-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 | | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.4.10-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand) webkit receives limited support. For details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#webkit webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8 ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5928) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5928) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-5928) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5928) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-2937-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2937-1) + WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities + 21 March 2016 ### Other references * * * * * * *