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USN-3854-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities webkit2gtk vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+. Software Description webkit2gtk – Web content engine library for GTK+ Details A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 – 2.22.5-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 – 2.22.5-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 – 2.22.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 – 2.22.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. This update uses a new upstream release, [ more… ]

USN-3853-1: GnuPG vulnerability gnupg2 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary GnuPG could allow unintended access to network services. Software Description gnupg2 – GNU privacy guard – a free PGP replacement Details Ben Fuhrmannek discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled Web Key Directory lookups. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or perform Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 gnupg – 2.2.8-3ubuntu1.1 gpg-wks-client – 2.2.8-3ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS gnupg – 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.2 gpg-wks-client – 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.2 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2018-1000858 Source: USN-3853-1: GnuPG vulnerability