Packages
- webkit2gtk - Web content engine library for GTK+
Details
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.
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
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.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
17.10 artful | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 – 2.20.1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 | ||
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 – 2.20.1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 | |||
16.04 xenial | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 – 2.20.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | ||
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 – 2.20.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
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References
- CVE-2018-4165
- CVE-2018-4163
- CVE-2018-4162
- CVE-2018-4161
- CVE-2018-4146
- CVE-2018-4133
- CVE-2018-4129
- CVE-2018-4128
- CVE-2018-4127
- CVE-2018-4125
- CVE-2018-4165
- CVE-2018-4163
- CVE-2018-4162
- CVE-2018-4161
- CVE-2018-4146
- CVE-2018-4133
- CVE-2018-4129
- CVE-2018-4128
- CVE-2018-4127
- CVE-2018-4125
- CVE-2018-4122
- CVE-2018-4120
- CVE-2018-4119
- CVE-2018-4118
- CVE-2018-4117
- CVE-2018-4114
- CVE-2018-4113
- CVE-2018-4101