GLSA 201712-01: WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/14/2017
Bugs:	#637076
ID:	201712-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered 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	< 2.18.3	>= 2.18.3	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

By enticing a victim to visit maliciously crafted web content, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition.

Workaround

There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution

All WebKitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.18.3"
    

References

• CVE-2017-13783
• CVE-2017-13784
• CVE-2017-13785
• CVE-2017-13788
• CVE-2017-13791
• CVE-2017-13792
• CVE-2017-13793
• CVE-2017-13794
• CVE-2017-13795
• CVE-2017-13796
• CVE-2017-13798
• CVE-2017-13802
• CVE-2017-13803

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201712-01.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.

License

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