Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0001: webkit2gtk3 (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0001)

high Nessus Plugin ID 236447

Synopsis

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2023:0001 advisory.

Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

CVE-2022-42856:
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. 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 against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud Linux security advisory.

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 236447

File Name: alinux3_sa_2023-0001.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/14/2025

Updated: 5/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-42856

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-debuginfo, cpe:/o:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-doc, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-jsc, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 1/4/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-42856

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