1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3640-1

USN-3640-1: WebKitGTK+ vulnerability

Publication date

8 May 2018

Overview

A security issue was fixed in WebKitGTK+.

Releases

Packages

  • webkit2gtk - Web content engine library for GTK+

Details

Ivan Fratric discovered that WebKitGTK+ incorrectly handled certain web
content. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote
attacker could possibly exploit this to execute arbitrary code.

Ivan Fratric discovered that WebKitGTK+ incorrectly handled certain web
content. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote
attacker could possibly exploit this to execute arbitrary code.

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
18.04 bionic libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 –  2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 –  2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
17.10 artful libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 –  2.20.2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 –  2.20.2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
16.04 xenial libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 –  2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 –  2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

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