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Amazon Linux 2 : webkitgtk4 (ALAS-2023-1960)

high Nessus Plugin ID 171830

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of webkitgtk4 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.28.2-3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-1960 advisory.

 - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-42823)

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

Solution

Run 'yum update webkitgtk4' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-1960.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/../../faqs.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-42823.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171830

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-1960.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/23/2023

Updated: 2/23/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-42823

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:amazon:linux:webkitgtk4-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:webkitgtk4-jsc-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:webkitgtk4-jsc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:webkitgtk4-doc, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:webkitgtk4-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:webkitgtk4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-42823