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Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    0.6% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-5635501
  • published 28 May 2023
  • disclosed 4 Jan 2023
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Introduced: 4 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-42856 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-843 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:0021.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk3-devel package and not the webkit2gtk3-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

8.8 high
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Red Hat

8.8 high