Gentoo: 201812-04 Normal: WebkitGTK+ WebkitGTK+ Code Execution Threat
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December 2, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebKitGTK+, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.22.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2018-4191 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4191 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-4197 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4197 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-4207 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4207 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-4208 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4208 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-4209 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4209 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-4210 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4210 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-4212 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4212 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-4213 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4213 [ 9 ] CVE-2018-4299 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4299 [ 10 ] CVE-2018-4306 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4306 [ 11 ] CVE-2018-4309 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4309 [ 12 ] CVE-2018-4311 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4311 [ 13 ] CVE-2018-4312 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4312 [ 14 ] CVE-2018-4314 ...
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Severity: Normal
Title: WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 02, 2018
Bugs: #667892
ID: 201812-04
Topics Covered
Background
WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine,
suitable for projects requiring any kind of web integration, from
hybrid HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/webkit-gtk < 2.22.0 >= 2.22.0
Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands or cause a Denial of
Service condition via maliciously crafted web content.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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