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Mageia: 2020-0188 Moderate: WebKit2 Remote Code Execution Fix

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Calendar Grey May 5, 2020
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Recent updates to webkit2 firmware in Mageia resolve significant memory usage problems, boosting overall security.
Updated webkit2 packages fix security vulnerability: A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling

Summary

Updated webkit2 packages fix security vulnerability:
A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution (CVE-2020-3899).
The webkit2 package has been updated to version 2.28.2, fixing this issue and other bugs.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26550

- https://webkitgtk.org/2020/04/24/webkitgtk2.28.2-released.html

- https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0005.html

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3899

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory code execution remote attack arbitrary code memory handling mageia webkit2

Resolution

SRPMS

- 7/core/webkit2-2.28.2-1.mga7

Publication date: 05 May 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0188.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-3899

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory code execution remote attack arbitrary code memory handling mageia webkit2

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