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Fedora 31 : webkit2gtk3 (2019-fa0c4b0674)

high Nessus Plugin ID 131048

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

- Improve performance of querying system fallback fonts.

 - Don’t use prgname in dbus-proxy socket path.

 - Fix thread-safety issues in image decoders.

 - Fix the build with WebDriver disabled.

 - Disable accelerated compositing when we fail to initialize the EGL dispaly under Wayland.

 - Fill the objects category in emoji picker.

 - Fix several crashes and rendering issues.

 - [CVE-2019-8812](https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019- 0006.html#CVE-2019-8812)

 - [CVE-2019-8814](https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019- 0006.html#CVE-2019-8814)

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Solution

Update the affected webkit2gtk3 package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-fa0c4b0674

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0006.html#CVE-2019-8814

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 131048

File Name: fedora_2019-fa0c4b0674.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/15/2019

Updated: 12/24/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8814

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:webkit2gtk3, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:31

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8812, CVE-2019-8814