[ASA-201902-17] webkit2gtk: arbitrary code execution
Jelle van der Waa
jelle at archlinux.org
Mon Feb 18 09:59:47 UTC 2019
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201902-17
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Severity: Critical
Date : 2019-02-15
CVE-ID : CVE-2019-6212 CVE-2019-6215
Package : webkit2gtk
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-899
Summary
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The package webkit2gtk before version 2.22.6-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.22.6-1.
# pacman -Syu "webkit2gtk>=2.22.6-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 2.22.6.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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- CVE-2019-6212 (arbitrary code execution)
Multiple memory corruption issues have been found in WebKitGTK+ before
2.22.6, where processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2019-6215 (arbitrary code execution)
A type confusion issue has been found in WebKitGTK+ before 2.22.6,
where processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary
code execution.
Impact
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A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via maliciously crafted
web content.
References
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https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0001.html
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0001.html#CVE-2019-6212
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0001.html#CVE-2019-6215
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-6212
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-6215
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