CVE-2016-1612

Publication date 22 January 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The LoadIC::UpdateCaches function in ic/ic.cc in Google V8, as used in Google Chrome before 48.0.2564.82, does not ensure receiver compatibility before performing a cast of an unspecified variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
chromium-browser	18.10 cosmic	Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
	17.10 artful	Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
	17.04 zesty	Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu1.1222
	15.10 wily	Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.15.10.1.1219
	15.04 vivid	Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.15.04.1.1193
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 48.0.2564.82-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1108
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
libv8	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Not in release
	17.04 zesty	Not in release
	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
libv8-3.14	18.10 cosmic	Ignored end of life
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored libv8 not supported
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored libv8 not supported
	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
oxide-qt	18.10 cosmic	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	17.10 artful	Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu1
	17.04 zesty	Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu1
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu1
	15.10 wily	Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu0.15.10.1
	15.04 vivid	Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu0.15.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.12.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Notes

mikesalvatore

The Ubuntu Security Team does not support libv8

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.6 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H