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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7079-1)

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The remote host is missing an update for the 'webkit2gtk' package(s) announced via the USN-7079-1 advisory. Several 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. Please install the updated package(s)

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.7079.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-40866", "CVE-2024-44187");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-10-23 04:09:52 +0000 (Wed, 23 Oct 2024)");
  script_version("2024-10-24T05:05:32+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-10-24 05:05:32 +0000 (Thu, 24 Oct 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-09-25 13:25:52 +0000 (Wed, 25 Sep 2024)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7079-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU(22\.04\ LTS|24\.04\ LTS)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-7079-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7079-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'webkit2gtk' package(s) announced via the USN-7079-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Several 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.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'webkit2gtk' package(s) on Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU22.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libwebkitgtk-6.0-4", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "UBUNTU24.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU24.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU24.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU24.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libwebkitgtk-6.0-4", ver:"2.46.1-0ubuntu0.24.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU24.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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