This update updates QtWebEngine to a snapshot from the Qt 5.6 LTS (long-term support) branch. This is a snapshot of the QtWebEngine that will be included in the bugfix and security release Qt 5.6.3, but only the QtWebEngine component is included in this update.

The update fixes the following security issues in QtWebEngine 5.6.2:
CVE-2016-5133, CVE-2016-5147, CVE-2016-5153, CVE-2016-5155, CVE-2016-5161, CVE-2016-5166, CVE-2016-5170, CVE-2016-5171, CVE-2016-5172, CVE-2016-5181, CVE-2016-5185, CVE-2016-5186, CVE-2016-5187, CVE-2016-5188, CVE-2016-5192, CVE-2016-5198, CVE-2016-5205, CVE-2016-5207, CVE-2016-5208, CVE-2016-5214, CVE-2016-5215, CVE-2016-5221, CVE-2016-5222, CVE-2016-5224, CVE-2016-5225, CVE-2016-9650, CVE-2016-9651, CVE-2016-9652, CVE-2017-5006, CVE-2017-5007, CVE-2017-5008, CVE-2017-5009, CVE-2017-5010, CVE-2017-5012, CVE-2017-5015, CVE-2017-5016, CVE-2017-5017, CVE-2017-5019, CVE-2017-5023, CVE-2017-5024, CVE-2017-5025, CVE-2017-5026, CVE-2017-5027, CVE-2017-5029, CVE-2017-5033, CVE-2017-5037, CVE-2017-5044, CVE-2017-5046, CVE-2017-5047, CVE-2017-5048, CVE-2017-5049, CVE-2017-5050, CVE-2017-5051, CVE-2017-5059, CVE-2017-5061, CVE-2017-5062, CVE-2017-5065, CVE-2017-5067, CVE-2017-5069, CVE-2017-5070, CVE-2017-5071, CVE-2017-5075, CVE-2017-5076, CVE-2016-5078, CVE-2017-5083, and CVE-2017-5089.

Other important changes include :

  - Based on Chromium 49.0.2623.111 (the version used in     QtWebEngine 5.7.x) with security fixes from Chromium up     to version 59.0.3071.104. (5.6.2 was based on Chromium     45.0.2554.101 with security fixes from Chromium up to     version 52.0.2743.116.)

  - All other bug fixes from QtWebEngine 5.7.1 have been     backported.

See http://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtwebengine.git/tree/dist/changes-5.6.3?h=5.
6 for details. (Please note that at the time of this writing, not all security backports are listed in that file yet. The list above is accurate.)

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The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201610-09 (Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Chromium web       browser. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the       privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain       sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Google Chrome Releases reports :

33 security fixes in this release

Please reference CVE/URL list for details

Stable update to 53.0.2785.101.

Security fix for CVE-2016-5147, CVE-2016-5148, CVE-2016-5149, CVE-2016-5150, CVE-2016-5151, CVE-2016-5152, CVE-2016-5153, CVE-2016-5154, CVE-2016-5155, CVE-2016-5156, CVE-2016-5157, CVE-2016-5158, CVE-2016-5159, CVE-2016-5161, CVE-2016-5162, CVE-2016-5163, CVE-2016-5164, CVE-2016-5165, CVE-2016-5166, CVE-2016-5160, CVE-2016-5167

Also applies fix for chrome-remote-desktop where HOME env variable was not properly set via systemd service.

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ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
101920	Fedora 24 : qt5-qtwebengine (2017-98bed96d12)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/24/2017	12/9/2025	critical
94420	GLSA-201610-09 : Chromium: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	10/31/2016	1/20/2026	critical
93495	FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (769ba449-79e1-11e6-bf75-3065ec8fd3ec)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	9/15/2016	1/23/2026	high
94877	Fedora 25 : chromium (2016-eec838a3a0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	11/15/2016	1/19/2026	high

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