USN-3992-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

USN-3992-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

webkit2gtk vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 19.04
  • 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 19.04
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-182.24.2-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-372.24.2-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.10
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-182.24.2-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-372.24.2-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-182.24.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-372.24.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any
applications that use WebKitGTK+, such as Epiphany, to make all the
necessary changes.

References

Source: USN-3992-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

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