[manjaro-security] [ASA-202004-23] webkit2gtk: arbitrary code execution

[Remi Gacogne]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202004-23
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2020-04-28
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-3899
Package : webkit2gtk
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1144

Summary
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The package webkit2gtk before version 2.28.2-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.28.2-1.

# pacman -Syu "webkit2gtk>=2.28.2-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.28.2.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A memory handling issue has been found in WebKitGTK before 2.28.2 and
WPE WebKit before 2.28.2.

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-2020-0005.html
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0005.html#CVE-2020-3899
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-3899

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