DSA-5457-1 webkit2gtk -- security update

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-37450  

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine: CVE-2023-37450 An anonymous researcher discovered that processing 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 (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 2.40.3-2~deb11u2. For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.40.3-2~deb12u2. 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

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-5457-1 webkit2gtk -- security update

Date Reported:
22 Jul 2023
Affected Packages:
webkit2gtk
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2023-37450.
More information:

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

  • CVE-2023-37450

    An anonymous researcher discovered that processing 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 (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 2.40.3-2~deb11u2.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 2.40.3-2~deb12u2.

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