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qt5-qtwebengine and qt6-qtwebengine may crash after video use

published 4 days ago
Summary

The Qt WebEngine components used in some applications can be tricked into using memory that has already been released when handling media capture, such as webcam or microphone input. This can cause the application to stop working or become unstable. Update to the latest versions of the affected Qt packages or apply any patches provided by the vendor.

What to do
  • Update cleanstart qt5-qtwebengine to version 5.15.16-r2.
  • Update cleanstart qt6-qtwebengine to version 6.6.1-r2.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
CleanStart cleanstart qt5-qtwebengine < 5.15.16-r2
Fix: upgrade to 5.15.16-r2
CleanStart cleanstart qt6-qtwebengine < 6.6.1-r2
Fix: upgrade to 6.6.1-r2
Original advisory text
Use after free in Media Capture in Google Chrome prior to 120
CVE-2023-6510 affects multiple packages. Use after free in Media Capture in Google Chrome prior to 120. See references for individual vulnerability details.
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
8.8 High
Timeline
Published31 Oct 2026
Updated31 Oct 2026
First seen31 Oct 2026
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