ASA-202004-15

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202004-15
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2020-04-16
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-11793
Package : webkit2gtk
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-????

Summary
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The package webkit2gtk before version 2.28.1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.28.1.

# pacman -Syu "webkit2gtk>=2.28.1-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.28.1.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A use-after-free has been found in WebKitGTK before 2.28.1, where
processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code
execution.

Impact
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A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via specially crafted web
content.

References
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https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0004.html
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-11793