Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.24.1-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.99% (84th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-WEBKIT2GTK-1562310
- published 12 Apr 2019
- disclosed 18 Dec 2019
Introduced: 12 Apr 2019
CVE-2019-8524 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12
webkit2gtk
to version 2.24.1-1 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:12
relevant fixed versions and status.
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8524
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-8524
- https://support.apple.com/HT209599
- https://support.apple.com/HT209601
- https://support.apple.com/HT209603
- https://support.apple.com/HT209604
- https://support.apple.com/HT209605
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-8524