Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.38.2-1~deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-WEBKIT2GTK-3104863
  • published5 Nov 2022
  • disclosed1 Nov 2022

Introduced: 1 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-42799  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1021  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 webkit2gtk to version 2.38.2-1~deb11u1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1