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Ubuntu: 1195-1 Moderate: Risks from WebKit Remote Code Execution

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Multiple security vulnerabilities were fixed in WebKit.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1195-1
August 23, 2011

webkit vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Multiple security vulnerabilities were fixed in WebKit.

Software Description:
- webkit: Web content engine library for GTK+

Details:

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKit browser and
JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious
website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web
browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of
service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 10.10:
  libwebkit-1.0-2                 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.10.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libwebkit-1.0-2                 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that
use WebKit, such as Epiphany and Midori, to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1195-1
  CVE-2010-1824, CVE-2010-2646, CVE-2010-2651, CVE-2010-2900,
  CVE-2010-2901, CVE-2010-3120, CVE-2010-3254, CVE-2010-3812,
  CVE-2010-3813, CVE-2010-4040, CVE-2010-4042, CVE-2010-4197,
  CVE-2010-4198, CVE-2010-4199, CVE-2010-4204, CVE-2010-4206,
  CVE-2010-4492, CVE-2010-4493, CVE-2010-4577, CVE-2010-4578,
  CVE-2011-0482, CVE-2011-0778

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.04.1



Ubuntu: 1195-1 Moderate: Risks from WebKit Remote Code Execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 23, 2011
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities impacting WebKit underscore the dangers posed by harmful web materials in Ubuntu distributions.
Multiple security vulnerabilities were fixed in WebKit.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.10: libwebkit-1.0-2 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libwebkit-1.0-2 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use WebKit, such as Epiphany and Midori, to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1195-1

CVE-2010-1824, CVE-2010-2646, CVE-2010-2651, CVE-2010-2900,

CVE-2010-2901, CVE-2010-3120, CVE-2010-3254, CVE-2010-3812,

CVE-2010-3813, CVE-2010-4040, CVE-2010-4042, CVE-2010-4197,

CVE-2010-4198, CVE-2010-4199, CVE-2010-4204, CVE-2010-4206,

CVE-2010-4492, CVE-2010-4493, CVE-2010-4577, CVE-2010-4578,

CVE-2011-0482, CVE-2011-0778

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August 23, 2011

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

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