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openSUSE: 2019:0309-1 Important: webkit2gtk3 Memory Issues Fixed

An update that fixes 9 vulnerabilities is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for webkit2gtk3 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2019:0309-1 Rating: important References: #1124937 Cross-References: CVE-2019-6212 CVE-2019-6215 CVE-2019-6216 CVE-2019-6217 CVE-2019-6226 CVE-2019-6227 CVE-2019-6229 CVE-2019-6233 CVE-2019-6234 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes 9 vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for webkit2gtk3 to version 2.22.6 fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed: - CVE-2019-6212: Fixed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities which could allow arbitrary code execution during the processing of special crafted web-content. - CVE-2019-6215: Fixed a type confusion vulnerability which could allow arbitrary code execution during the processing of special crafted web-content. - CVE-2019-6216: Fixed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities which could allow arbitrary code execution during the processing of special crafted web-content. - CVE-2019-6217: Fixed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities which could allow arbitrary code execution during the processing of special crafted web-content. - CVE-2019-6226: Fixed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities which could allow arbitrary code execution during the processing of special crafted web-content. - CVE-2019-6227: Fixed a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow arbitrary code execution during the processing of special crafted web-content. - CVE-2019-6229: Fixed a logic issue by improving validation which could allow arbitrary code execution during the processing of special crafted web-content. -CVE-2019-6233: Fixed a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow arbitrary code execution during the processing of special crafted web-content. - CVE-2019-6234: Fixed a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow arbitrary code execution during the processing of special crafted web-content. Other issues addressed: - Update to version 2.22.6 (bsc#1124937). - Kinetic scrolling slow down smoothly when reaching the ends of pages, instead of abruptly, to better match the GTK+ behaviour. - Fixed Web inspector magnifier under Wayland. - Fixed garbled rendering of some websites (e.g. YouTube) while scrolling under X11. - Fixed several crashes, race conditions, and rendering issues. This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-309=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64): libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-2.22.6-21.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo-2.22.6-21.1 libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-2.22.6-21.1 libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo-2.22.6-21.1 typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.22.6-21.1 typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.22.6-21.1 typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.22.6-21.1 webkit-jsc-4-2.22.6-21.1 webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo-2.22.6-21.1 webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-2.22.6-21.1 webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.22.6-21.1 webkit2gtk3-debugsource-2.22.6-21.1 webkit2gtk3-devel-2.22.6-21.1 webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-2.22.6-21.1 webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo-2.22.6-21.1 webkit2gtk3-plugin-process-gtk2-2.22.6-21.1 webkit2gtk3-plugin-process-gtk2-debuginfo-2.22.6-21.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (x86_64): libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-2.22.6-21.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo-32bit-2.22.6-21.1 libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-2.22.6-21.1 libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo-32bit-2.22.6-21.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch): libwebkit2gtk3-lang-2.22.6-21.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6212.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6215.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6216.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6217.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6226.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6227.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6229.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6233.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6234.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1124937 -- . Important patch for Arch Linux webkit2gtk3 resolves seven major vulnerabilities, improving overall safety and performance.. openSUSE, webkit2gtk3, security patch, memory issue, important update. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 08, 2019 •Important OpenSUSE