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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2023.5557
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5557-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'webkit2gtk' package(s) announced via the DSA-5557-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'webkit2gtk' package(s) announced via the DSA-5557-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine:

CVE-2023-41983

Junsung Lee discovered that processing web content may lead to a denial-of-service.

CVE-2023-42852

An anonymous researcher discovered that processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 2.42.2-1~
deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2.42.2-1~
deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'webkit2gtk' package(s) on Debian 11, Debian 12.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-41983
Debian Security Information: DSA-5557 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5557
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RPPMOWFYZODONTA3RLZOKSGNR4DELGG2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S3O7ITSBZDHLBM5OG22K6RZAHRRTGECM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZTCZGQPRDAOPP6NK4CIDJKIPMBWD5J7K/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/19
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/23
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/27
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213981
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213982
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213984
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/15/1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-42852
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/22
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/25
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213987
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213988
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