webkit2gtk vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+.
Software Description
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 versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 - 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 - 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 - 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 - 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK+.
Software Description
- webkit2gtk - Web content engine library for GTK+
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 versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 - 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 - 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 - 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 - 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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-2019-8644
- CVE-2019-8649
- CVE-2019-8658
- CVE-2019-8666
- CVE-2019-8669
- CVE-2019-8673
- CVE-2019-8676
- CVE-2019-8678
- CVE-2019-8680
- CVE-2019-8681
- CVE-2019-8683
- CVE-2019-8684
- CVE-2019-8687
- CVE-2019-8688
- CVE-2019-8689
- CVE-2019-8690
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