WebKitGTK+: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202407-13

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution

Affected packages

net-libs/webkit-gtk on all architectures
Affected versions < 2.44.0
< 2.44.0
< 2.44.0
Unaffected versions >= 2.44.0
>= 2.44.0
>= 2.44.0

Background

WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine, suitable for projects requiring any kind of web integration, from hybrid HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All WebKitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version (depending on the installed slots):

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.44.0:4"
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.44.0:4.1"
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.44.0:6"
 

References

Release date
July 05, 2024

Latest revision
July 05, 2024: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
local and remote

Bugzilla entries