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Debian: DSA-5823-1 Critical: webkit2gtk Code Execution Threats

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Calendar Grey December 2, 2024
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5824-1: Upgrade openssl to address severe security issues and weaknesses.
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine: CVE-2024-44308

Summary

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

CVE-2024-44308

Clement Lecigne and Benoit Sevens discovered that processing
maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code
execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have
been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.

CVE-2024-44309

Clement Lecigne and Benoit Sevens discovered that processing
maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting
attack. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been
actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.46.4-1~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...

Read the Full Advisory

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Package: webkit2gtk
CVE ID: CVE-2024-44308 CVE-2024-44309

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