Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201606-3 ========================================= Severity: Critical Date : 2016-06-04 CVE-ID : CVE-2016-1857 Package : webkit2gtk Type : arbitrary code execution Remote : Yes Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE Summary ======= The package webkit2gtk before version 2.12.3-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 2.12.3-1. # pacman -Syu "webkit2gtk>=2.12.3-1" The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.12.3. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== WebKitGTK+ allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1854, CVE-2016-1855, and CVE-2016-1856. Credit to Jeonghoon Shin@A.D.D and Liang Chen, Zhen Feng, wushi of KeenLab, Tencent working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative. Impact ====== A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected host via a crafted website. References ========== http://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2016-0004.html https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1857