Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.32.4-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE316-WEBKIT2GTK-2846812
  • published24 May 2022
  • disclosed25 Dec 2021

Introduced: 25 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-45482  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.16 webkit2gtk to version 2.32.4-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.

In WebKitGTK before 2.32.4, there is a use-after-free in WebCore::ContainerNode::firstChild, a different vulnerability than CVE-2021-30889.

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