GLSA 202202-01: WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	high
Title:	WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/01/2022
Bugs:	#779175, #801400, #813489, #819522, #820434, #829723, #831739
ID:	202202-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebkitGTK+, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

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	< 2.34.4	>= 2.34.4	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

An attacker, by enticing a user to visit maliciously crafted web content, may be able to execute arbitrary code, violate iframe sandboxing policy, access restricted ports on arbitrary servers, cause memory corruption, or could cause a Denial of Service condition.

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-2.34.4"
		

References

• WSA-2021-0006
• WSA-2021-0005
• WSA-2021-0004
• CVE-2021-45482
• CVE-2021-42762
• CVE-2021-30984
• CVE-2021-30954
• CVE-2021-30953
• CVE-2021-30952
• CVE-2021-30951
• CVE-2021-30936
• CVE-2021-30934
• CVE-2021-30897
• CVE-2021-30890
• CVE-2021-30889
• CVE-2021-30888
• CVE-2021-30887
• CVE-2021-30884
• CVE-2021-30858
• CVE-2021-30851
• CVE-2021-30849
• CVE-2021-30848
• CVE-2021-30846
• CVE-2021-30836
• CVE-2021-30823
• CVE-2021-30818
• CVE-2021-30809
• CVE-2021-30799
• CVE-2021-30797
• CVE-2021-30795
• CVE-2021-30762
• CVE-2021-30761
• CVE-2021-30758
• CVE-2021-30749
• CVE-2021-30744
• CVE-2021-30734
• CVE-2021-30720
• CVE-2021-30689
• CVE-2021-30682
• CVE-2021-30666
• CVE-2021-30665
• CVE-2021-30663
• CVE-2021-30661
• CVE-2021-21806
• CVE-2021-21779
• CVE-2021-21775
• CVE-2021-1871
• CVE-2021-1844
• CVE-2021-1826
• CVE-2021-1825
• CVE-2021-1820
• CVE-2021-1817
• CVE-2021-1788

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202202-01.xml

Concerns?

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License

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