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Posted on 30 August 2024
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5762-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Alberto Garcia
August 30, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : webkit2gtk
CVE ID : CVE-2024-4558 CVE-2024-40776 CVE-2024-40779 CVE-2024-40780
CVE-2024-40782 CVE-2024-40785 CVE-2024-40789 CVE-2024-40794
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK
web engine:
CVE-2024-4558
An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously
crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVE-2024-40776
Huang Xilin discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVE-2024-40779
Huang Xilin discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVE-2024-40780
Huang Xilin dicovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVE-2024-40782
Maksymilian Motyl discovered that processing maliciously crafted
web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVE-2024-40785
Johan Carlsson discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to a cross site scripting attack.
CVE-2024-40789
Seunghyun Lee discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVE-2024-40794
Matthew Butler discovered that private Browsing tabs may be
accessed without authentication.
For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.44.3-1~deb12u1.
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
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
