vulnerability

Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2016-5171)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 25, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025

Description

WebKit/Source/bindings/templates/interface.cpp in Blink does not prevent certain constructor calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted JavaScript code.

Solution

arch-linux-upgrade-latest

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