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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6788-1 Critical: WebKitGTK Remote Exploits

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Calendar Grey May 28, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Essential vulnerabilities resolved in WebKitGTK for Ubuntu releases. Ensure you update to safeguard your systems efficiently.
Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK. Software Description: - webkit2gtk: Web content engine library for GTK+ Details: Several security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web 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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Topics Covered

security advisory critical cross-site scripting DoS Ubuntu remote exploits WebKitGTK

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 23.10 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use WebKitGTK, such as Epiphany, to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6788-1

CVE-2024-27834

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6788-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical cross-site scripting DoS Ubuntu remote exploits WebKitGTK

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.44.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

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