Debian DLA-3419-1 : webkit2gtk - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 175656

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-3419 advisory.

- Inappropriate implementation in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.71 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (CVE-2022-0108)

- This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, watchOS 9.4, tvOS 16.4, Safari 16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy (CVE-2023-27932)

- The issue was addressed by removing origin information. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3, watchOS 9.4, tvOS 16.4, iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4, Safari 16.4, iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4. A website may be able to track sensitive user information (CVE-2023-27954)

- A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.3.1, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, Safari 16.4.1. 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. (CVE-2023-28205)

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 webkit2gtk packages.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.38.6-0+deb10u1.

See Also

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

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/dla-3419

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0108

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-32885

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-27932

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-27954

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28205

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 175656

File Name: debian_DLA-3419.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/14/2023

Updated: 5/14/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-0108

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28205

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-webkit2-4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18, 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, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2, 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:webkit2gtk-driver, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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: 5/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/1/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0108, CVE-2022-32885, CVE-2023-27932, CVE-2023-27954, CVE-2023-28205