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Debian: Security Advisory for wpewebkit (DSA-4996-1)
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 'wpewebkit' package(s) announced via the DSA-4996-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the wpewebkit web engine: CVE-2021-30846 Sergei Glazunov discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution CVE-2021-30851 Samuel Gross discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution CVE-2021-42762 An anonymous reporter discovered a limited Bubblewrap sandbox bypass that allows a sandboxed process to trick host processes into thinking the sandboxed process is not confined.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'wpewebkit' 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 (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 2.34.1-1~deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your wpewebkit packages.