Information Exposure Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.24.4-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE316-WEBKIT2GTK-2846782
  • published3 Nov 2019
  • disclosed18 Dec 2019

Introduced: 3 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-8768  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.16 webkit2gtk to version 2.24.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk package and not the webkit2gtk package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.

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CVSS Scores

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