The Zone::New function in zone.cc in Google V8 prior to 5.0.71.47, as used in Google Chrome prior to 50.0.2661.102, does not properly determine when to expand certain memory allocations, which allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.
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debian debian linux 8.0 |
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google chrome |
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opensuse opensuse 13.1 |
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google v8 |
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nodejs node.js |
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canonical ubuntu linux 15.10 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 14.04 |
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canonical ubuntu linux 16.04 |
iCloud and iTunes on Windows also need patching
Apple has published security updates for Xcode, iCloud for Windows, and iTunes for Windows. Xcode 8.1 plugs holes the Xcode server inherited from Chrome, OpenSSL and node.js. Apple's announcement is here. There's a bunch of OpenSSL patches to start with: CVE-2015-6764 and CVE-2016-1669 are bugs inherited from Google Chrome code. CVE-2016-2086, CVE-2016-2216 and CVE-2015-8027 splat bugs in node.js. Cupertino has also updated iCloud for Windows against two bugs: CVE-2016-4613, reported by Google s...