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AlmaLinux 9 : webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2024:8180)
high Nessus Plugin ID 209285
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:8180 advisory.* webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use after free may lead to Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-40776)
* webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash (CVE-2024-40789)
* webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40780)
* webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40779)
* webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use-after-free was addressed with improved memory management (CVE-2024-40782)
* webkitgtk: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing (CVE-2024-40866)
* webkitgtk: A malicious website may cause unexpected cross-origin behavior (CVE-2024-23271)
* webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27820)
* webkitgtk: A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user (CVE-2024-27838)
* webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27851)
* webkitgtk: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin (CVE-2024-44187)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 209285
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-8180.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 10/18/2024
Updated: 10/18/2024
Supported Sensors: 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-2024-27851
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:alma:linux:webkit2gtk3, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-23271, CVE-2024-27820, CVE-2024-27838, CVE-2024-27851, CVE-2024-40776, CVE-2024-40779, CVE-2024-40780, CVE-2024-40782, CVE-2024-40789, CVE-2024-40866, CVE-2024-44187