USN-4894-1

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    USN-4894-1

    Published: 29 Mar 2021Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4894-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27918, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-29623, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1765, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1789, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1799, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1801, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-1870

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: webkit2gtk

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.30.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

    Affected versions

    2.18.0-2
    2.18.0-2build1
    2.18.2-1
    2.18.3-1
    2.18.4-1
    2.18.6-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    USN-4894-1 | CVE-DB