USN-5255-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5255-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5255-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5255-1
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Published
2022-01-27T17:34:15.084893Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:33:34.518133Z
Summary
webkit2gtk vulnerabilities
Details

A large number of 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / webkit2gtk

Package

Name
webkit2gtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/webkit2gtk@2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.26.1-3
2.26.2-1
2.26.3-1ubuntu2
2.26.4-1ubuntu1
2.28.0-1ubuntu2
2.28.1-1
2.28.2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.28.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.28.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.30.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.30.5-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.30.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.32.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.32.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.32.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.34.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.34.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "webkit2gtk-driver",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "webkit2gtk-driver-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}