Ubuntu 6631-1: WebKitGTK vulnerabilities
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK. Software Description: - webkit2gtk: Web content engine library for GTK+ Details: Several security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.2 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.2 libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.2 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.2 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.2 libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.42.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any applications that use WebKitGTK, such as Epiphany, to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6631-1
CVE-2024-23206, CVE-2024-23213, CVE-2024-23222
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.42.5-0ubuntu0.23.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.42.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.2