SUSE update for webkit2gtk3



Risk Critical
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2022-42826
CVE-2023-23518
CVE-2023-23529
CWE-ID CWE-416
CWE-119
CWE-843
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Vulnerability #3 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL
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SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
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SUSE OpenStack Cloud
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webkit2gtk3-devel
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libwebkit2gtk3-lang
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

webkit2gtk3-debugsource
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typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0
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Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU70518

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42826

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package webkit2gtk3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL: 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

webkit2gtk3-devel: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libwebkit2gtk3-lang: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

webkit2gtk3-debugsource: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20231681-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU71436

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23518

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package webkit2gtk3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL: 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

webkit2gtk3-devel: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libwebkit2gtk3-lang: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

webkit2gtk3-debugsource: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20231681-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Type Confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU72161

Risk: Critical

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23529

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when parsing web content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Update the affected package webkit2gtk3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL: 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

webkit2gtk3-devel: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libwebkit2gtk3-lang: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

webkit2gtk3-debugsource: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0: before 2.38.5-2.131.4

CPE2.3 External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20231681-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.



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