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Debian: Security Advisory for webkit2gtk (DSA-4923-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'webkit2gtk' package(s) announced via the DSA-4923-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the webkit2gtk web engine: CVE-2021-1788 Francisco Alonso discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. CVE-2021-1844 Clement Lecigne and Alison Huffman discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. CVE-2021-1871 An anonymous researcher discovered that a remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'webkit2gtk' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 2.32.1-1~deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.