USN-3460-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3460-1
23rd October, 2017
webkit2gtk vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+.
Software description
- webkit2gtk - Web content engine library for GTK+
Details
A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and
JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious
website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web
browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service
attacks, and arbitrary code execution.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
- libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.18.0-0ubuntu0.17.04.2
- libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.18.0-0ubuntu0.17.04.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
- libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.18.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
- libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.18.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any applications
that use WebKitGTK+, such as Epiphany, to make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2017-7087, CVE-2017-7089, CVE-2017-7090, CVE-2017-7091, CVE-2017-7092, CVE-2017-7093, CVE-2017-7095, CVE-2017-7096, CVE-2017-7098, CVE-2017-7100, CVE-2017-7102, CVE-2017-7104, CVE-2017-7107, CVE-2017-7109, CVE-2017-7111, CVE-2017-7117, CVE-2017-7120
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2y057oI