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Rocky Linux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RLSA-2023:0902)

high Nessus Plugin ID 171945

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2023:0902 advisory.

 - A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.2.1, iOS 16.3.1 and iPadOS 16.3.1, Safari 16.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited..
 (CVE-2023-23529)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:0902

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2169934

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171945

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-0902.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 2/28/2023

Updated: 3/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23529

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/27/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/7/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-23529