Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: webkit2gtk3 / webkit2gtk3-debuginfo / webkit2gtk3-debugsource / etc (crlsa-2022_6540)

high Nessus Plugin ID 357372

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2022_6540 advisory.

* webkitgtk: processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-32893)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2022_6540.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6540

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2121645

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2022:6540

http://www.nessus.org/u?7efa50bb

http://www.nessus.org/u?b47d9bd5

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 357372

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2022_6540.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.54

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

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-2022-32893

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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2022

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-32893