WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background

WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine, suitable for projects requiring any kind of web integration, from hybrid HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebkitGTK+. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

An attacker, by enticing a user to visit maliciously crafted web content, may be able to execute arbitrary code, violate iframe sandboxing policy, access restricted ports on arbitrary servers, cause memory corruption, or could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:

			# emerge --sync
			# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.34.4"