Activity log for bug #1556973

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2016-03-14 14:18:49 Amr Ibrahim bug added bug
2016-03-14 14:19:14 Amr Ibrahim information type Private Security Public Security
2016-03-14 14:19:29 Amr Ibrahim cve linked 2016-1726
2016-03-14 14:20:48 Amr Ibrahim description This is a bug fix release in the stable 2.10 series. What’s new in the WebKitGTK+ 2.10.8 release? Limit the number of tiles according to the visible area. This was causing a huge memory consumption with some websites. Fix flickering and rendering artifacts when entering accelerated compositing mode before the web view is realized. Fix rendering of form controls and scrollbars with GTK+ >= 3.19. Fix HTTP authentication dialog rendering when accelerated compositing mode is enabled. Fix rendering artifacts when using a web view background color. Fix a crash when creating a WebKitWebView without providing a WebKitWebContext. Fix several crashes and rendering issues. Security fixes: CVE-2016-1726. This is a bug fix release in the stable 2.10 series. http://webkitgtk.org/2016/03/11/webkitgtk2.10.8-released.html What’s new in the WebKitGTK+ 2.10.8 release? - Limit the number of tiles according to the visible area. This was causing a huge memory consumption with some websites. - Fix flickering and rendering artifacts when entering accelerated compositing mode before the web view is realized. - Fix rendering of form controls and scrollbars with GTK+ >= 3.19. - Fix HTTP authentication dialog rendering when accelerated compositing mode is enabled. - Fix rendering artifacts when using a web view background color. - Fix a crash when creating a WebKitWebView without providing a WebKitWebContext. - Fix several crashes and rendering issues. - Security fixes: CVE-2016-1726.
2016-03-14 18:05:07 Michael Catanzaro bug watch added https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155426
2016-03-15 12:50:00 Amr Ibrahim bug added subscriber Iain Lane
2016-03-15 18:56:03 Amr Ibrahim removed subscriber Iain Lane
2016-03-16 19:17:49 Steve Beattie webkit2gtk (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released