WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201812-04

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebKitGTK+, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected packages

Background

WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine, suitable for projects requiring any kind of web integration, from hybrid HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands or cause a Denial of Service condition via maliciously crafted web content.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.22.0"
 

References

• CVE-2018-4191
• CVE-2018-4197
• CVE-2018-4207
• CVE-2018-4208
• CVE-2018-4209
• CVE-2018-4210
• CVE-2018-4212
• CVE-2018-4213
• CVE-2018-4299
• CVE-2018-4306
• CVE-2018-4309
• CVE-2018-4311
• CVE-2018-4312
• CVE-2018-4314
• CVE-2018-4315
• CVE-2018-4316
• CVE-2018-4317
• CVE-2018-4318
• CVE-2018-4319
• CVE-2018-4323
• CVE-2018-4328
• CVE-2018-4358
• CVE-2018-4359
• CVE-2018-4361

Release date
December 02, 2018

Latest revision
December 02, 2018: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries

• 667892