CVE-2016-1586

Publication date 2 November 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

Description

A malicious webview could install long-lived unload handlers that re-use an incognito BrowserContext that is queued for destruction in versions of Oxide before 1.18.3.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
oxide-qt 16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.18.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
oxide-qt

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3113-1
    • Oxide vulnerabilities
    • 2 November 2016

Other references