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Ubuntu 12.04: 1524-1 Critical Advisory on WebKit Remote Attacks

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Multiple security vulnerabilities were fixed in WebKit.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1524-1
August 08, 2012

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 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 12.04 LTS:
  libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0      1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0      1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  libwebkitgtk-1.0-0              1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  libwebkitgtk-3.0-0              1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1524-1
  CVE-2011-3046, CVE-2011-3050, CVE-2011-3067, CVE-2011-3068,
  CVE-2011-3069, CVE-2011-3071, CVE-2011-3073, CVE-2011-3074,
  CVE-2011-3075, CVE-2011-3078, CVE-2012-0672, CVE-2012-3615,
  CVE-2012-3655, CVE-2012-3656, CVE-2012-3680, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/+bug/1027283

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1





Ubuntu 12.04: 1524-1 Critical Advisory on WebKit Remote Attacks

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 8, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities addressed in WebKit for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, which could enable remote exploit attempts.
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 12.04 LTS: libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1524-1

CVE-2011-3046, CVE-2011-3050, CVE-2011-3067, CVE-2011-3068,

CVE-2011-3069, CVE-2011-3071, CVE-2011-3073, CVE-2011-3074,

CVE-2011-3075, CVE-2011-3078, CVE-2012-0672, CVE-2012-3615,

CVE-2012-3655, CVE-2012-3656, CVE-2012-3680, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/+bug/1027283

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August 08, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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