ALAS-2024-2623

Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2623
Advisory Release Date: 2024-08-14 19:06 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-08-20 16:40 Pacific
Severity: Important
Issue Overview:

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. (CVE-2024-40776)

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. (CVE-2024-40779)

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. (CVE-2024-40780)

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. (CVE-2024-40789)


Affected Packages:

webkitgtk4


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update webkitgtk4 to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    webkitgtk4-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.aarch64
    webkitgtk4-devel-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.aarch64
    webkitgtk4-jsc-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.aarch64
    webkitgtk4-jsc-devel-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.aarch64
    webkitgtk4-debuginfo-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.aarch64

i686:
    webkitgtk4-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.i686
    webkitgtk4-devel-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.i686
    webkitgtk4-jsc-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.i686
    webkitgtk4-jsc-devel-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.i686
    webkitgtk4-debuginfo-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.i686

src:
    webkitgtk4-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.src

x86_64:
    webkitgtk4-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.x86_64
    webkitgtk4-devel-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.x86_64
    webkitgtk4-jsc-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.x86_64
    webkitgtk4-jsc-devel-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.x86_64
    webkitgtk4-debuginfo-2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5.x86_64

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2024-40776, CVE-2024-40779, CVE-2024-40780, CVE-2024-40789

Mitre: CVE-2024-40776, CVE-2024-40779, CVE-2024-40780, CVE-2024-40789