USN-5797-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5797-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5797-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5797-1
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Published
2023-01-09T16:16:08.436612Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:37:37Z
Summary
webkit2gtk vulnerabilities
Details

Several 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@2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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
2.34.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.34.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.36.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.3
2.36.2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.36.4-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.36.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.36.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.36.8-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.38.2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "webkit2gtk-driver"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / webkit2gtk

Package

Name
webkit2gtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/webkit2gtk@2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.34.0-1ubuntu1
2.34.1-1ubuntu1
2.34.2-1ubuntu1
2.34.3-1
2.35.3-1ubuntu1
2.35.90-1ubuntu1
2.36.0-2ubuntu1
2.36.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.36.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.36.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.36.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.36.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.36.8-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.38.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "webkit2gtk-driver"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}