GLSA 201808-04: WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	08/22/2018
Bugs:	#652820, #658168, #662974
ID:	201808-04

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, suitable for projects requiring any kind of web integration, from hybrid HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-libs/webkit-gtk	< 2.20.4	>= 2.20.4	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service condition via a maliciously crafted web content.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.20.4"
    

References

• CVE-2018-11646
• CVE-2018-11712
• CVE-2018-11713
• CVE-2018-12293
• CVE-2018-12294
• CVE-2018-4101
• CVE-2018-4113
• CVE-2018-4114
• CVE-2018-4117
• CVE-2018-4118
• CVE-2018-4119
• CVE-2018-4120
• CVE-2018-4121
• CVE-2018-4122
• CVE-2018-4125
• CVE-2018-4127
• CVE-2018-4128
• CVE-2018-4129
• CVE-2018-4133
• CVE-2018-4146
• CVE-2018-4162
• CVE-2018-4163
• CVE-2018-4165
• CVE-2018-4190
• CVE-2018-4192
• CVE-2018-4199
• CVE-2018-4200
• CVE-2018-4201
• CVE-2018-4204
• CVE-2018-4214
• CVE-2018-4218
• CVE-2018-4222
• CVE-2018-4232
• CVE-2018-4233
• CVE-2018-4261
• CVE-2018-4262
• CVE-2018-4263
• CVE-2018-4264
• CVE-2018-4265
• CVE-2018-4266
• CVE-2018-4267
• CVE-2018-4270
• CVE-2018-4272
• CVE-2018-4273
• CVE-2018-4278
• CVE-2018-4284
• WebKitGTK+ Security Advisory WSA-2018-0003
• WebKitGTK+ Security Advisory WSA-2018-0004
• WebKitGTK+ Security Advisory WSA-2018-0005
• WebKitGTK+ Security Advisory WSA-2018-0006

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201808-04.xml

Concerns?

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License

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