Use After Free Affecting webkitgtk4-jsc package, versions <0:2.38.5-3.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.81% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-WEBKITGTK4JSC-5702487
  • published13 Jun 2023
  • disclosed8 Jul 2021

Introduced: 8 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-21806  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 webkitgtk4-jsc to version 0:2.38.5-3.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2088.

NVD Description

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

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in WebKitGTK browser version 2.30.3 x64. A specially crafted HTML web page can cause a use-after-free condition, resulting in remote code execution. The victim needs to visit a malicious web site to trigger the vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1