Use After Free Affecting webkitgtk4-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.42.3-3.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.41% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-WEBKITGTK4DEBUGINFO-6184439
  • published23 Jan 2024
  • disclosed6 Oct 2023

Introduced: 6 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-39928  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 webkitgtk4-debuginfo to version 0:2.42.3-3.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2427.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkitgtk4-debuginfo package and not the webkitgtk4-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1