==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6732-1
April 15, 2024<\/p>\n
webkit2gtk vulnerabilities
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 23.10
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– webkit2gtk: Web content engine library for GTK+<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 23.10:
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-6732-1
CVE-2023-42843, CVE-2023-42950, CVE-2023-42956, CVE-2024-23252,
CVE-2024-23254, CVE-2024-23263, CVE-2024-23280, CVE-2024-23284<\/p>\n
Package Information:
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/webkit2gtk\/2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/webkit2gtk\/2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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