Category Archives: Advisories

webkitgtk-2.38.0-2.fc37

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FEDORA-2022-0c00617967

Packages in this update:

webkitgtk-2.38.0-2.fc37

Update description:

Update to 2.38.0
Remove /usr/bin/WebKitWebDriver from webkit2gtk5.0 package to avoid conflict with webkit2gtk4.1
Security fixes: CVE-2022-32886

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CVE-2016-20015

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In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript allows the smokeping user to gain ownership of any file, allowing for the smokeping user to gain root privileges. There is a race condition involving /var/lib/smokeping and chown.

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CVE-2017-20147

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In the ebuild package through smokeping-2.7.3-r1 for SmokePing on Gentoo, the initscript uses a PID file that is writable by the smokeping user. By writing arbitrary PIDs to that file, the smokeping user can cause a denial of service to arbitrary PIDs when the service is stopped.

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CVE-2017-20148

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In the ebuild package through logcheck-1.3.23.ebuild for Logcheck on Gentoo, it is possible to achieve root privilege escalation from the logcheck user because of insecure recursive chown calls.

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[R1] Nessus Network Monitor 6.1.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Vulnerabilities

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[R1] Nessus Network Monitor 6.1.0 Fixes Multiple Third-party Vulnerabilities
Arnie Cabral
Tue, 09/20/2022 – 13:14

Nessus Network Monitor leverages third-party software to help provide underlying functionality. Several third-party components (OpenSSL and moment.js) were found to contain vulnerabilities, and updated versions have been made available by the providers.

Out of caution and in line with best practice, Tenable opted to upgrade the bundled components to address the potential impact of these issues. Nessus Network Monitor 6.1.0 updates OpenSSL to version 3.0.5 and moment.js to 2.29.4 to address the identified vulnerabilities.

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