Debian dla-3961 : gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 211724

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-3961 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3961-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort November 22, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : webkit2gtk Version : 2.46.3-1~deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2024-40866 CVE-2024-44185 CVE-2024-44187 CVE-2024-44244 CVE-2024-44296

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

CVE-2024-40866

Hafiizh and YoKo Kho discovered that visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

CVE-2024-44185

Gary Kwong discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-44187

Narendra Bhati discovered that a malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin.

CVE-2024-44244

An anonymous researcher, Q1IQ (@q1iqF) and P1umer discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2024-44296

Narendra Bhati discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 2.46.3-1~deb11u2.

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: 211724

File Name: debian_DLA-3961.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/22/2024

Updated: 11/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-44187

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:webkit2gtk-driver, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-webkit2-4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-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: 11/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40866, CVE-2024-44185, CVE-2024-44187, CVE-2024-44244, CVE-2024-44296

Detections

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