Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel package, versions <0:2.34.2-1.amzn2022


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2022-WEBKIT2GTK3JSCDEVEL-2995220
  • published29 Aug 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 Amazon-Linux:2022 webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel to version 0:2.34.2-1.amzn2022 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2022-2022-015.

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 Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2022 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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