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Debian 11/12: DSA-5580-1 moderate: webkit2gtk DoS issue

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Calendar Grey December 18, 2023
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Debian Security Bulletin DSA-5580-1 addresses CVE-2023-42883 affecting webkit2gtk; updates to stable releases are recommended.
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine: CVE-2023-42883

Summary

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK
web engine:

CVE-2023-42883

The Zoom Offensive Security Team discovered that processing a SVG
image may lead to a denial-of-service.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.42.4-1~deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.42.4-1~deb12u1.

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/



Package: webkit2gtk
CVE ID: CVE-2023-42883

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