GLSA 201601-02: WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/26/2016
Bugs:	#536234
ID:	201601-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebKitGTK+, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-libs/webkit-gtk	< 2.4.9	>= 2.4.9	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attack can use multiple vectors to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All WebKitGTK+ 3 users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.9:3"

All WebKitGTK+ 2 users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.9-r200:2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201601-02.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.