[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201601-02 ] WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201601-02

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https://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: January 26, 2016

Bugs: #536234

ID: 201601-02

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebKitGTK+, allowing remote

attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service

condition.

 

Background

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WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 net-libs/webkit-gtk < 2.4.9 >= 2.4.9

 

Description

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+. Please

review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

 

Impact

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A remote attack can use multiple vectors to execute arbitrary code or

cause a denial of service condition.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All WebKitGTK+ 3 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.9:3"

 

All WebKitGTK+ 2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.4.9-r200:2"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-1344

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1344

[ 2 ] CVE-2014-1384

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1384

[ 3 ] CVE-2014-1385

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1385

[ 4 ] CVE-2014-1386

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1386

[ 5 ] CVE-2014-1387

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1387

[ 6 ] CVE-2014-1388

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1388

[ 7 ] CVE-2014-1389

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1389

[ 8 ] CVE-2014-1390

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1390

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201601-02

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5