[ GLSA 201801-09 ] WebkitGTK+

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-09)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-01-07
Bug(s): #641752
ID: 201801-09

Synopsis

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


Background

WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine.

Affected Packages

Package: net-libs/webkit-gtk
Vulnerable: < 2.18.4
Unaffected: >= 2.18.4
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebkitGTK+. Please
review the referenced CVE Identifiers for details.


Impact

An attacker, by enticing a user to visit maliciously crafted web
content, may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause memory
corruption.


Workaround

There are no known workarounds at this time.

Resolution

All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version: