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Gentoo: GLSA 202202-01 High Severity: WebkitGTK+ Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey January 31, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various vulnerabilities in WebkitGTK+ may result in untrusted code execution. Users are advised to update promptly.
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 high severity code execution arbitrary execution WebkitGTK+

Resolution

All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.34.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-30848 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30848 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-30888 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30888 [ 3 ] CVE-2021-30682 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30682 [ 4 ] CVE-2021-30889 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30889 [ 5 ] CVE-2021-30666 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30666 [ 6 ] CVE-2021-30665 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30665 [ 7 ] CVE-2021-30890 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30890 [ 8 ] CVE-2021-30661 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30661 [ 9 ] WSA-2021-0005 https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2021-0005.html [ 10 ] CVE-2021-30761 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30761 [ 11 ] CVE-2021-30897 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30897 [ 12 ] CVE-2021-30823 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30823 [ 13 ] CVE-2021-30734 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30734 [ 14 ] CVE-2021-3...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-01
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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: High
Title: WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 01, 2022
Bugs: #779175, #801400, #813489, #819522, #820434, #829723,
ID: 202202-01

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity code execution arbitrary execution 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 < 2.34.4 >= 2.34.4

Impact

===== An attacker, by enticing a user to visit maliciously crafted web content, may be able to execute arbitrary code, violate iframe sandboxing policy, access restricted ports on arbitrary servers, cause memory corruption, or could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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