WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebkitGTK+, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. webkit-gtk 2017-09-17 2017-09-17 622442 remote 2.16.5 2.16.5

WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine, suitable for projects requiring any kind of web integration, offers Webkit’s full functionality and is used on a wide range of systems.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebkitGTK+. Please review the references below for details.

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code via crafted web content.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.16.5"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

CVE-2017-2424 CVE-2017-2538 WebkitGTK+ Security Announce BlueKnight chrisadr