1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1524-1

USN-1524-1: WebKit vulnerabilities

Publication date

8 August 2012

Overview

Multiple security vulnerabilities were fixed in WebKit.

Releases

Packages

  • webkit - Web content engine library for GTK+

Details

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKit browser 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 WebKit browser 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

After a standard system update you need to restart your session 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
12.04 precise libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 –  1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 –  1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 –  1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
libwebkitgtk-3.0-0 –  1.8.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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