Debian LTS: DLA-4009-1 moderate: webkit2gtk memory issue

debian lts

January 9, 2025

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine: CVE-2024-54479

Topics Covered

security advisory debian memory corruption webkit process crash

Summary

CVE-2024-54479

Seunghyun Lee discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-54502

Brendon Tiszka discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-54505

Gary Kwong discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to memory corruption.

CVE-2024-54508

linjy, chluo and Xiangwei Zhang discovered that processing
maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process
crash.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version
2.46.5-1~deb11u1.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be