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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel package, versions <0:2.46.1-2.el9_4

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-WEBKIT2GTK3JSCDEVEL-8232456
  • published 18 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 16 Oct 2024
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Introduced: 16 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-40779 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel to version 0:2.46.1-2.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:8180.

NVD Description

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

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

7.5 high
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Red Hat

6.5 medium