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Ubuntu 7079-1: WebKitGTK Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey October 22, 2024
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Several security flaws in WebKitGTK were fixed in Ubuntu, addressing serious threats including arbitrary code execution.
Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK.

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

No topics assigned

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0      2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
   libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1      2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
   libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0             2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
   libwebkitgtk-6.0-4              2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18     2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
   libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0      2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
   libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1      2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
   libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37            2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
   libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0             2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3
   libwebkitgtk-6.0-4              2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3

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-7079-1

CVE-2024-40866, CVE-2024-44187

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7079-1

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Topics Covered

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3

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