Memory Leak Affecting wpewebkit package, versions <2.34.1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-WPEWEBKIT-18017070
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed25 Dec 2021

Introduced: 25 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-45481  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest wpewebkit to version 2.34.1-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

In WebKitGTK before 2.32.4, there is incorrect memory allocation in WebCore::ImageBufferCairoImageSurfaceBackend::create, leading to a segmentation violation and application crash, a different vulnerability than CVE-2021-30889.

CVSS Base Scores

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