Ubuntu 7079-1: WebKitGTK Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - 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 24.04 LTS libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3 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-7079-1
CVE-2024-40866, CVE-2024-44187
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3