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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-1617-1 Severe: WebKit Remote Attack Fix

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Calendar Grey October 25, 2012
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A series of WebKit security flaws have been patched in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, enhancing browser safety. Ensure you update to safeguard your system.
Multiple security vulnerabilities were fixed in WebKit.

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.

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security advisory denial of service cross-site scripting remote attack severe issue ubuntu webkit

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0      1.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0      1.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  libwebkitgtk-1.0-0              1.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  libwebkitgtk-3.0-0              1.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1617-1

CVE-2011-3031, CVE-2011-3038, CVE-2011-3042, CVE-2011-3043,

CVE-2011-3044, CVE-2011-3051, CVE-2011-3053, CVE-2011-3059,

CVE-2011-3060, CVE-2011-3064, CVE-2011-3067, CVE-2011-3076,

CVE-2011-3081, CVE-2011-3086, CVE-2011-3090, CVE-2012-1521,

CVE-2012-3598, CVE-2012-3601, CVE-2012-3604, CVE-2012-3611,

CVE-2012-3612, CVE-2012-3617, CVE-2012-3625, CVE-2012-3626,

CVE-2012-3627, CVE-2012-3628, CVE-2012-3645, CVE-2012-3652,

CVE-2012-3657, CVE-2012-3669, CVE-2012-3670, CVE-2012-3671,

CVE-2012-3672, CVE-2012-3674, CVE-2012-3674, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/+bug/1058339

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security advisory denial of service cross-site scripting remote attack severe issue ubuntu webkit

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit/1.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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