SUSE update for webkit2gtk3

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU66587

Risk: Critical

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32893

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Update the affected package webkit2gtk3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

webkit2gtk3-minibrowser: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

webkit2gtk3-devel: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

webkit2gtk3-debugsource: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

webkit-jsc-4: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

libwebkit2gtk3-lang: before 2.36.7-150200.44.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223351-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.