Ubuntu Security Notice 3781-1 - A large number of 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.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3781-1
October 03, 2018
webkit2gtk vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+.
Software Description:
- webkit2gtk: Web content engine library for GTK+
Details:
A large number of 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 18.04 LTS:
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.22.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.22.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3781-1
CVE-2018-4191, CVE-2018-4197, CVE-2018-4207, CVE-2018-4208,
CVE-2018-4209, CVE-2018-4210, CVE-2018-4212, CVE-2018-4213,
CVE-2018-4299, CVE-2018-4306, CVE-2018-4309, CVE-2018-4311,
CVE-2018-4312, CVE-2018-4314, CVE-2018-4315, CVE-2018-4316,
CVE-2018-4317, CVE-2018-4318, CVE-2018-4319, CVE-2018-4323,
CVE-2018-4328, CVE-2018-4358, CVE-2018-4359, CVE-2018-4361
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.22.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1