Arch Linux ASA-201707-25 Critical: Webkit2gtk Code Execution Risk

The package webkit2gtk before version 2.16.6-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and information disclosure.

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201707-25
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2017-07-26
CVE-ID  : CVE-2017-7018 CVE-2017-7030 CVE-2017-7034 CVE-2017-7037
          CVE-2017-7039 CVE-2017-7046 CVE-2017-7048 CVE-2017-7055
          CVE-2017-7056 CVE-2017-7061 CVE-2017-7064
Package : webkit2gtk
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-362

Summary
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The package webkit2gtk before version 2.16.6-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and information
disclosure.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 2.16.6-1.

# pacman -Syu "webkit2gtk>=2.16.6-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 2.16.6.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
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- CVE-2017-7018 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7030 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7034 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7037 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7039 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7046 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7048 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7055 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7056 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7061 (arbitrary code execution)

Several memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ <2.16.5, leading to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously
crafted web contents.

- CVE-2017-7064 (information disclosure)

An information disclosure issue has been found in WebKitGTK+ <= 2.16.5,
where an application may be able to read restricted memory.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker might be able to access sensitive information or
execute arbitrary code on the affected host.

References
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https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0006.html
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7018
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7030
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7034
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7037
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7039
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7046
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7048
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7055
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7056
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7061
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-7064