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Debian 11 DSA-5116-1 Critical: WPE WebKit Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey April 8, 2022
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Important release for WPE WebKit tackles several vulnerabilities, notably risks of unauthorized code execution.
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WPE WebKit web engine: CVE-2022-22624

Summary

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WPE WebKit
web engine:

CVE-2022-22624

Kirin discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content
may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2022-22628

Kirin discovered that Processing maliciously crafted web content
may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2022-22629

Jeonghoon Shin discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.36.0-2~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.debian.org/security/



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Package: wpewebkit
CVE ID: CVE-2022-22624 CVE-2022-22628 CVE-2022-22629

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