SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2024:0004-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 187491

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0004-1 advisory.

- This issue was addressed with improved redaction of sensitive information. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2. A user's password may be read aloud by VoiceOver. (CVE-2023-32359)

- A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.
(CVE-2023-39928)

- This issue was addressed with improved iframe sandbox enforcement. This issue is fixed in Safari 17. An attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-40451)

- The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 17, Safari 17, watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2023-41074)

- The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2, tvOS 17.2, iOS 16.7.3 and iPadOS 16.7.3. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service. (CVE-2023-42883)

- The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2023-42890)

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 affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 187491

File Name: suse_SU-2024-0004-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 1/3/2024

Updated: 1/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2023-42890

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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:webkitgtk-4.0-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:webkitgtk-4.1-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:webkitgtk-6.0-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libwebkitgtk-6_0-4, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:typelib-1_0-javascriptcore-4_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:typelib-1_0-javascriptcore-4_1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:typelib-1_0-webkit2-4_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:typelib-1_0-webkit2-4_1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:typelib-1_0-webkit2webextension-4_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:typelib-1_0-webkit2webextension-4_1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/2/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-32359, CVE-2023-39928, CVE-2023-40451, CVE-2023-41074, CVE-2023-42883, CVE-2023-42890

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:0004-1

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