Debian dla-3087 : gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 164685

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3087 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3087-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Anton Gladky August 30, 2022 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : webkit2gtk Version : 2.36.7-1~deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-32893

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine:

CVE-2022-32893

An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2.36.7-1~deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/webkit2gtk

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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

Solution

Upgrade the gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/webkit2gtk

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-32893

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/webkit2gtk

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 164685

File Name: debian_DLA-3087.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/6/2022

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-32893

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:webkit2gtk-driver, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-webkit2-4.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/5/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-32893