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USN-6996-1: WebKitGTK vulnerabilities

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USN-6996-1: WebKitGTK vulnerabilities
9 September 2024

Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Packages
webkit2gtk - Web content engine library for GTK+

Details
Several 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
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04

  • libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 - 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  • libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 - 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  • libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 - 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  • libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 - 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
Version: 24.04 LTS Link
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