DSA-4563-1 webkit2gtk -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4563-1 webkit2gtk -- security update

Date Reported:

12 Nov 2019

Affected Packages:

webkit2gtk

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-8812, CVE-2019-8814.

More information:

These vulnerabilities have been discovered in the webkit2gtk web engine:

• CVE-2019-8812

  An anonymous researcher discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

• CVE-2019-8814

  Cheolung Lee discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 2.26.2-1~deb10+1.

We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/webkit2gtk