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Debian DSA-4641-1 Critical: Webkit2gtk Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey March 16, 2020
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Enhance webkit2gtk to mitigate a security vulnerability within Debian, thereby averting the potential for arbitrary code execution threats.
The following vulnerability has been discovered in the webkit2gtk web engine: CVE-2020-10018

Summary

The following vulnerability has been discovered in the webkit2gtk web
engine:

CVE-2020-10018

Sudhakar Verma, Ashfaq Ansari and Siddhant Badhe discovered that
processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary
code execution.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.26.4-1~deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/webkit2gtk

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: webkit2gtk
CVE ID: CVE-2020-10018

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