SUSE-SU-2023:4829-1: Security update for webkit2gtk3

Published Dec 14, 2023
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Updated

This update for webkit2gtk3 fixes the following issues: Update to version 2.42.3 (bsc#1217844): Fix flickering while playing videos with DMA-BUF sink. Fix color picker being triggered in the inspector when typing "tan". Do not special case the "sans" font family name. Fix build failure with libxml2 version 2.12.0 due to an API change. Fix several crashes and rendering issues. Security fixes: CVE-2023-42916, CVE-2023-42917.

Affected Software

56 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/typelib<1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/typelib<1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libjavascriptcoregtk<4_0-18-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-18-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk<4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libwebkit2gtk<4_0-37-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-37-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/typelib<1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libwebkit2gtk<4_0-37-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-37-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk3-debugsource<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk3-devel<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk<4_0-injected-bundles-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-injected-bundles-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libjavascriptcoregtk<4_0-18-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-18-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch)
suse/libwebkit2gtk3-lang<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/typelib<1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/typelib<1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libjavascriptcoregtk<4_0-18-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-18-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk<4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libwebkit2gtk<4_0-37-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-37-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/typelib<1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libwebkit2gtk<4_0-37-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-37-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk3-debugsource<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk3-devel<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk<4_0-injected-bundles-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-injected-bundles-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libjavascriptcoregtk<4_0-18-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-18-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (noarch)
suse/libwebkit2gtk3-lang<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/typelib<1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/typelib<1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libjavascriptcoregtk<4_0-18-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-18-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk<4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libwebkit2gtk<4_0-37-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-37-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/typelib<1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libwebkit2gtk<4_0-37-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-37-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk3-debugsource<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk3-devel<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk<4_0-injected-bundles-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-injected-bundles-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libjavascriptcoregtk<4_0-18-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-18-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (noarch)
suse/libwebkit2gtk3-lang<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/typelib<1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/typelib<1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libjavascriptcoregtk<4_0-18-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-18-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk<4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libwebkit2gtk<4_0-37-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-37-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/typelib<1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libwebkit2gtk<4_0-37-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-37-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk3-debugsource<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk3-devel<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/webkit2gtk<4_0-injected-bundles-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-injected-bundles-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
suse/libjavascriptcoregtk<4_0-18-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
4_0-18-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (noarch)
suse/libwebkit2gtk3-lang<2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
2.42.3-150000.3.160.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/typelib to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/typelib to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libjavascriptcoregtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4_0-18-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libwebkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4_0-37-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/typelib to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libwebkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4_0-37-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/webkit2gtk3-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/webkit2gtk3-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4_0-injected-bundles-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libjavascriptcoregtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4_0-18-debuginfo-2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libwebkit2gtk3-lang to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.42.3Patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4829=1
  14. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.42.3Patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2023-4829=1
  15. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.42.3Patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2023-4829=1

Event History

Dec 14, 2023
Advisory Published
12:30 PM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which deployments are covered by this update?

The update is listed for SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS on aarch64 and x86_64. Affected software entries include webkit2gtk, libwebkit2gtk, libjavascriptcoregtk, typelib, development, language, and debugsource packages.

2

What version does this update move WebKitGTK to?

The update moves webkit2gtk3 to version 2.42.3. In addition to CVE-2023-42916 and CVE-2023-42917, it includes crash, rendering, DMA-BUF video flickering, inspector color-picker, font-family, and libxml2 2.12.0 build fixes.

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