RHEL 9 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2023:2256)

high Nessus Plugin ID 175422

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for webkit2gtk3.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:2256 advisory.

WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

Security Fix(es):

* webkitgtk: use-after-free issue leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-42826)

* webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-23517)

* webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-23518)

* webkitgtk: buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling (CVE-2022-32886)

* webkitgtk: out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2022-32888)

* webkitgtk: correctness issue in the JIT was addressed with improved checks (CVE-2022-32923)

* webkitgtk: issue was addressed with improved UI handling (CVE-2022-42799)

* webkitgtk: type confusion issue leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-42823)

* webkitgtk: sensitive information disclosure issue (CVE-2022-42824)

* webkitgtk: memory disclosure issue was addressed with improved memory handling (CVE-2022-42852)

* webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-42863)

* webkitgtk: use-after-free issue leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-42867)

* webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-46691)

* webkitgtk: Same Origin Policy bypass issue (CVE-2022-46692)

* webkitgtk: logic issue leading to user information disclosure (CVE-2022-46698)

* webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-46699)

* webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-46700)

* webkitgtk: heap-use-after-free in WebCore::RenderLayer::addChild() (CVE-2023-25358)

* webkitgtk: heap-use-after-free in WebCore::RenderLayer::renderer() (CVE-2023-25360)

* webkitgtk: heap-use-after-free in WebCore::RenderLayer::setNextSibling() (CVE-2023-25361)

* webkitgtk: heap-use-after-free in WebCore::RenderLayer::repaintBlockSelectionGaps() (CVE-2023-25362)

* webkitgtk: heap-use-after-free in WebCore::RenderLayer::updateDescendantDependentFlags() (CVE-2023-25363)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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

Update the RHEL webkit2gtk3 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:2256.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 175422

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-2256.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 5/12/2023

Updated: 11/7/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

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-2023-25363

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:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkit2gtk3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkit2gtk3-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-32886, CVE-2022-32888, CVE-2022-32923, CVE-2022-42799, CVE-2022-42823, CVE-2022-42824, CVE-2022-42826, CVE-2022-42852, CVE-2022-42863, CVE-2022-42867, CVE-2022-46691, CVE-2022-46692, CVE-2022-46698, CVE-2022-46699, CVE-2022-46700, CVE-2022-48503, CVE-2023-23517, CVE-2023-23518, CVE-2023-25358, CVE-2023-25360, CVE-2023-25361, CVE-2023-25362, CVE-2023-25363

CWE: 1021, 119, 200, 416, 787, 843, 94

RHSA: 2023:2256

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