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Gentoo: GLSA-202007-61 Normal: Multiple WebKitGTK+ Threats

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Calendar Grey July 31, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities discovered in WebKitGTK+ may result in potential code execution threats. Users are advised to perform an upgrade immediately.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebKitGTK+, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo threat multiple issues execution normal severity webkitgtk+

Resolution

All WebKitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.28.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-9862 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9862 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-9893 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9893 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-9894 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9894 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-9895 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9895 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-9915 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9915 [ 6 ] CVE-2020-9925 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9925

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-61
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 31, 2020
Bugs: #734584
ID: 202007-61

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo threat multiple issues execution normal severity webkitgtk+

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebKitGTK+, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

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

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-libs/webkit-gtk < 2.28.4 >= 2.28.4

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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