Debian: DSA-4996-1 Critical: Wpewebkit Code Execution Risks
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October 28, 2021
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the wpewebkit web engine: CVE-2021-30846
Summary
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the wpewebkit
web engine:
CVE-2021-30846
Sergei Glazunov discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to arbitrary code execution
CVE-2021-30851
Samuel Gross discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to code execution
CVE-2021-42762
An anonymous reporter discovered a limited Bubblewrap sandbox
bypass that allows a sandboxed process to trick host processes
into thinking the sandboxed process is not confined.
For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.34.1-1~deb11u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your wpewebkit packages.
For the detailed security status of wpewebkit please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wpewebkit
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.deb...
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Package: wpewebkit
CVE ID: CVE-2021-30846 CVE-2021-30851 CVE-2021-42762
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