SUSE update for webkit2gtk3

1) Type confusion

EUVDB-ID: #VU85668

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-2024-23222

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable 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 Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

libwebkit2gtk3-lang: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

webkit2gtk3-debugsource: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

webkit2gtk3-devel: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0: before 2.42.4-150200.100.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240301-1/

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.