Use After Free Affecting gnome-shell-extension-auto-move-windows package, versions <0:3.32.1-11.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.66% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GNOMESHELLEXTENSIONAUTOMOVEWINDOWS-2569345
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 Oct 2020

Introduced: 27 Oct 2020

CVE-2019-8846  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 gnome-shell-extension-auto-move-windows to version 0:3.32.1-11.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4451.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gnome-shell-extension-auto-move-windows package and not the gnome-shell-extension-auto-move-windows package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 13.3, iCloud for Windows 10.9, iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3, Safari 13.0.4, iTunes 12.10.3 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.16. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

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