Debian dla-3864 : gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 206423

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3864 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3864-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort September 02, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : webkit2gtk Version : 2.44.3-1~deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2024-4558 CVE-2024-40776 CVE-2024-40779 CVE-2024-40780 CVE-2024-40782 CVE-2024-40785 CVE-2024-40789 CVE-2024-40794

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine:

CVE-2024-4558

An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-40776

Huang Xilin discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-40779

Huang Xilin discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-40780

Huang Xilin dicovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-40782

Maksymilian Motyl discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-40785

Johan Carlsson discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack.

CVE-2024-40789

Seunghyun Lee discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-40794

Matthew Butler discovered that private Browsing tabs may be accessed without authentication.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 2.44.3-1~deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/webkit2gtk

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 206423

File Name: debian_DLA-3864.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/2/2024

Updated: 9/2/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40785

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, 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:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:webkit2gtk-driver, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/7/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40776, CVE-2024-40779, CVE-2024-40780, CVE-2024-40782, CVE-2024-40785, CVE-2024-40789, CVE-2024-40794, CVE-2024-4558

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