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Debian: CVE-2024-40857: webkit2gtk, wpewebkit -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2024-40857: webkit2gtk, wpewebkit -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/17/2024
Created
10/17/2024
Added
10/16/2024
Modified
10/16/2024

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18, visionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, tvOS 18. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to universal cross site scripting.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-webkit2gtk
  • debian-upgrade-wpewebkit

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