Debian DSA-5309-1 : wpewebkit - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 169436

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5309 advisory.

- The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory. (CVE-2022-42852)

- A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. 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 against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1.. (CVE-2022-42856)

- A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42867)

- A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy. (CVE-2022-46692)

- A logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, iCloud for Windows 14.1, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information. (CVE-2022-46698)

- A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46699)

- A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2.
Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-46700)

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

Solution

Upgrade the wpewebkit packages.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 2.38.3-1~deb11u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 169436

File Name: debian_DSA-5309.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/31/2022

Updated: 12/31/2022

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-46700

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwpewebkit-1.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwpewebkit-1.0-3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwpewebkit-1.0-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wpewebkit-driver

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: 12/31/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 1/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-42852, CVE-2022-42856, CVE-2022-42867, CVE-2022-46692, CVE-2022-46698, CVE-2022-46699, CVE-2022-46700

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