Arch Linux: ASA-201905-10 Critical: Webkit2gtk Code Execution Issues

The package webkit2gtk before version 2.24.2-1 is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and information disclosure.

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201905-10
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2019-05-28
CVE-ID  : CVE-2019-8595 CVE-2019-8607 CVE-2019-8615
Package : webkit2gtk
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-967

Summary
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The package webkit2gtk before version 2.24.2-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and information
disclosure.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.24.2-1.

# pacman -Syu "webkit2gtk>=2.24.2-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 2.24.2.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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- CVE-2019-8595 (arbitrary code execution)

Multiple memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK before
2.24.2, where processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
arbitrary code execution.

- CVE-2019-8607 (information disclosure)

An out-of-bounds read has been found in WebKitGTK before 2.24.2, where
processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure
of process memory.

- CVE-2019-8615 (arbitrary code execution)

Multiple memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK before
2.24.2, where processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
arbitrary code execution.

Impact
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A remote attacker can access sensitive information or execute arbitrary
code on the affected host via crafted web content.

References
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https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0003.html
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0003.html#CVE-2019-8595
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0003.html#CVE-2019-8607
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0003.html#CVE-2019-8615
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-8595
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-8607
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-8615