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Debian DSA-5792-1: CVE-2024-40866 Moderate Threat in WebKitGTK

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Calendar Grey October 14, 2024
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Immediate patches released for webkit2gtk addressing severe security vulnerabilities. Update without delay to prevent unauthorized data access.
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine: CVE-2024-40866

Summary

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

CVE-2024-40866

Hafiizh and YoKo Kho discovered that visiting a malicious website
may lead to address bar spoofing.

CVE-2024-44187

Narendra Bhati discovered that a malicious website may exfiltrate
data cross-origin.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.46.0-2~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-2024-40866 CVE-2024-44187

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