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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:26 am    Post subject: [ GLSA 201801-09 ] WebkitGTK+ Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-09)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-01-07
Bug(s): #641752
ID: 201801-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebkitGTK+, the worst
of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.


Background

WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine.

Affected Packages

Package: net-libs/webkit-gtk
Vulnerable: < 2.18.4
Unaffected: >= 2.18.4
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebkitGTK+. Please
review the referenced CVE Identifiers for details.


Impact

An attacker, by enticing a user to visit maliciously crafted web
content, may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause memory
corruption.


Workaround

There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution

All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.18.4:4"
   


References


CVE-2017-13856


CVE-2017-13866


CVE-2017-13870


CVE-2017-7156


CVE-2017-7157


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