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Gentoo GLSA 202407-13 High: WebKitGTK+ Code Execution Issues

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Calendar Grey July 5, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A series of high-risk vulnerabilities discovered in WebKitGTK+ on Gentoo necessitate urgent security patches.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution

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 software update code execution WebKitGTK+

Resolution

All WebKitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version (depending on the installed slots):
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.44.0:4" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.44.0:4.1" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.44.0:6"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-1745 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1745 [ 2 ] CVE-2023-40414 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40414 [ 3 ] CVE-2023-42833 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42833 [ 4 ] CVE-2023-42843 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42843 [ 5 ] CVE-2023-42950 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42950 [ 6 ] CVE-2023-42956 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42956 [ 7 ] CVE-2024-23206 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23206 [ 8 ] CVE-2024-23213 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23213 [ 9 ] CVE-2024-23222 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23222 [ 10 ] CVE-2024-23252 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23252 [ 11 ] CVE-2024-23254 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23254 [ 12 ] CVE-2024-23263 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23263 [ 13 ] CVE-2024-23280 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23280 [ 14 ] CVE-2024-...

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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/202407-13
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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: July 05, 2024
Bugs: #923851, #930116
ID: 202407-13

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity software update code execution WebKitGTK+

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution

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 ------------------- ------------ ------------- net-libs/webkit-gtk < 2.44.0:4 >= 2.44.0:4 < 2.44.0:4.1 >= 2.44.0:4.1 < 2.44.0:6 >= 2.44.0:6

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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