DSA-4975-1 webkit2gtk -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4975-1 webkit2gtk -- security update

Date Reported:

20 Sep 2021

Affected Packages:

webkit2gtk

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-30858.

More information:

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the webkit2gtk web engine:

• CVE-2021-30858

  An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

For the oldstable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.32.4-1~deb10u1.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 2.32.4-1~deb11u1.

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