Race Condition Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.20.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.78% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-WEBKIT2GTK-18016686
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed3 Apr 2019

Introduced: 3 Apr 2019

CVE-2018-4266  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest webkit2gtk to version 2.20.4-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue affected versions prior toiVersions prior to: OS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2, Safari 11.1.2, iTunes 12.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.6.