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Debian: Security Advisory for webkit2gtk (DSA-4975-1)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.8

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'webkit2gtk' package(s) announced via the DSA-4975-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the webkit2gtk web engine: CVE-2021-30858 An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

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 oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.32.4-1~deb10u1. For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 2.32.4-1~deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)