Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3 package, versions <0:2.42.5-1.el9
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-WEBKIT2GTK3-6810441
- published 7 May 2024
- disclosed 30 Apr 2024
Introduced: 30 Apr 2024
CVE-2023-39928 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 webkit2gtk3 to version 0:2.42.5-1.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:2126.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk3 package and not the webkit2gtk3 package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2126.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-2982.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39928
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2126
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2982
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4EEMDC5TQAANFH5D77QM34ZTUKXPFGVL/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1831
- https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5527