Debian dla-4528 : gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 307668

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4528 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4528-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Emilio Pozuelo Monfort April 11, 2026 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : webkit2gtk Version : 2.50.6-1~deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-43214 CVE-2025-43457 CVE-2025-43511 CVE-2026-20608 CVE-2026-20635 CVE-2026-20636 CVE-2026-20644 CVE-2026-20652 CVE-2026-20676

The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK web engine:

CVE-2025-43214

shandikri discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2025-43457

Gary Kwong and Hossein Lotfi discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2025-43511

Lee Dong Ha discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2026-20608

HanQing and Nan Wang discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2026-20635

EntryHi discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2026-20636

EntryHi discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2026-20644

HanQing and Nan Wang discovered that processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2026-20652

Nathaniel Oh discovered that a remote attacker may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

CVE-2026-20676

Tom Van Goethem discovered that a website may be able to track users through web extensions.

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 2.50.6-1~deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.

For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/webkit2gtk

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/webkit2gtk

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-43214

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-43457

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-43511

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-20608

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-20635

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-20636

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-20644

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-20652

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-20676

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/webkit2gtk

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 307668

File Name: debian_DLA-4528.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/21/2026

Updated: 4/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-20676

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-webkit2-4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:webkit2gtk-driver

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43214, CVE-2025-43457, CVE-2025-43511, CVE-2026-20608, CVE-2026-20635, CVE-2026-20636, CVE-2026-20644, CVE-2026-20652, CVE-2026-20676