Rocky Linux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RLSA-2023:3108)

high Nessus Plugin ID 176085

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2023:3108 advisory.

- A flaw was found in the WebKitGTK package. An improper input validation issue may lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. This flaw allows attackers with network access to pass specially crafted web content files, causing a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. This CVE exists because of a CVE-2023-28205 security regression for the WebKitGTK package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. (CVE-2023-2203)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:3108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2188543

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 176085

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-3108.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 5/18/2023

Updated: 5/29/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-2203

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-2203