Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0079: webkit2gtk3 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0079)

high Nessus Plugin ID 236674

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-2021:0079 advisory.

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

CVE-2021-30858:
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.8 and iPadOS 14.8, macOS Big Sur 11.6. 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.

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: 236674

File Name: alinux3_sa_2021-0079.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: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-30858

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: 11/3/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 11/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-30858

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