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MiracleLinux 8 : webkit2gtk3-2.46.3-1.el8_10.ML.1 (AXSA:2024-9032:05)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 292006

Synopsis

The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2024-9032:05 advisory.

 * chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2024-4558)
 * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash (CVE-2024-40789)
 * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40780)
 * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40779)
 * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use-after-free was addressed with improved memory management (CVE-2024-40782)
 * webkitgtk: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing (CVE-2024-40866)
 * webkitgtk: A malicious website may cause unexpected cross-origin behavior (CVE-2024-23271)
 * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27820)
 * webkitgtk: A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user (CVE-2024-27838)
 * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27851)
 * webkitgtk: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin (CVE-2024-44187)
 * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash (CVE-2024-44185)
 * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash (CVE-2024-44244)
 * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced (CVE-2024-44296)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/20216

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 292006

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2024-9032.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/20/2026

Updated: 1/20/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4558

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:webkit2gtk3, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23271, CVE-2024-27820, CVE-2024-27838, CVE-2024-27851, CVE-2024-40779, CVE-2024-40780, CVE-2024-40782, CVE-2024-40789, CVE-2024-40866, CVE-2024-44185, CVE-2024-44187, CVE-2024-44244, CVE-2024-44296, CVE-2024-4558

IAVA: 2024-A-0272-S