Debian dla-3274 : gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 170182

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3274 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3274-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort January 19, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : webkit2gtk Version : 2.38.3-1~deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-42852 CVE-2022-42856 CVE-2022-42867 CVE-2022-46692 CVE-2022-46698 CVE-2022-46699 CVE-2022-46700

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

CVE-2022-42852

hazbinhotel discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory.

CVE-2022-42856

Clement Lecigne discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2022-42867

Maddie Stone discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2022-46692

KirtiKumar Anandrao Ramchandani discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy.

CVE-2022-46698

Dohyun Lee and Ryan Shin discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information.

CVE-2022-46699

Samuel Gross discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2022-46700

Samuel Gross discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.38.3-1~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 these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 170182

File Name: debian_DLA-3274.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/19/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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: 8.3

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: 8.2

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: 1/19/2023

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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