Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4658-1 webkit2gtk -- security update

Date Reported:
16 Apr 2020
Affected Packages:
webkit2gtk
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-11793.
More information:

The following vulnerability has been discovered in the webkit2gtk web engine:

  • CVE-2020-11793

    Cim Stordal discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.26.4-1~deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/webkit2gtk