Use After Free Affecting wpewebkit package, versions <2.32.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WPEWEBKIT-2348881
  • published20 Jan 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 Debian:12 wpewebkit to version 2.32.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wpewebkit package and not the wpewebkit package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 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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