openSUSE 15 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-SU-2021:3874-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 155825

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:3874-1 advisory.

- A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, Safari 15, tvOS 15, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, watchOS 8. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2021-30846)

- A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in Safari 15, tvOS 15, watchOS 8, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution. (CVE-2021-30851)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155825

File Name: openSUSE-2021-3874.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/3/2021

Updated: 1/20/2022

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-30851

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:webkit2gtk3-minibrowser, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwebkit2gtk3-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:typelib-1_0-webkit2webextension-4_0, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:typelib-1_0-webkit2-4_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:webkit-jsc-4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:typelib-1_0-javascriptcore-4_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/2/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-30846, CVE-2021-30851

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