ASA-202011-28: webkit2gtk: arbitrary code execution
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202011-28
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2020-11-26
CVE-ID : CVE-2020-9983 CVE-2020-13543 CVE-2020-13584
Package : webkit2gtk
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1291
Summary
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The package webkit2gtk before version 2.30.3-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.30.3-1.
# pacman -Syu "webkit2gtk>=2.30.3-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 2.30.3.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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- CVE-2020-9983 (arbitrary code execution)
An out-of-bounds write issue was found in webkit2gtk before 2.30.3.
Processing maliciously crafted web content may have lead to code
execution.
- CVE-2020-13543 (arbitrary code execution)
A use after free issue was found in webkit2gtk before 2.30.3.
Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code
execution.
- CVE-2020-13584 (arbitrary code execution)
A use after free issue was found in webkit2gtk before 2.30.3.
Processing maliciously crafted web content may have lead to arbitrary
code execution.
Impact
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A remote attacker might be able to execute arbitrary code via crafted
web content.
References
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https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0008.html
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9983
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0009.html#CVE-2020-13543
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-13584
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-9983
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-13543
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-13584
A webkit2gtk security update has been released for Arch Linux.