Ubuntu alert USN-5394-1 (webkit2gtk)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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"ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com>
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[USN-5394-1] WebKitGTK vulnerabilities
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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:13:17 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5394-1
April 28, 2022

webkit2gtk vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in WebKitGTK.

Software Description:
- webkit2gtk: Web content engine library for GTK+

Details:

A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and
JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious
website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web
browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service
attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 21.10:
  libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18     2.36.0-0ubuntu0.21.10.3
  libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37            2.36.0-0ubuntu0.21.10.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18     2.36.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.3
  libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37            2.36.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.3

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. After a standard system update you need to restart any applications
that use WebKitGTK, such as Epiphany, to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5394-1
  CVE-2022-22624, CVE-2022-22628, CVE-2022-22629, CVE-2022-22637

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.36.0-0u...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/webkit2gtk/2.36.0-0u...