RockyLinux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RLSA-2024:9636)

high Nessus Plugin ID 211602

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:9636 advisory.

* chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2024-4558)

* 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)

* webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash (CVE-2024-44185)

* webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash (CVE-2024-44244)

* webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced (CVE-2024-44296)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211602

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-9636.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/19/2024

Updated: 11/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous 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-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:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3, 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: 11/19/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23271, CVE-2024-27820, CVE-2024-27838, CVE-2024-27851, CVE-2024-40779, CVE-2024-40780, CVE-2024-40782, CVE-2024-40789, CVE-2024-40866, CVE-2024-44185, CVE-2024-44187, CVE-2024-44244, CVE-2024-44296, CVE-2024-4558

IAVA: 2024-A-0272-S

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