<p>Upgrade <code>Oracle:8</code> <code>webkit2gtk3</code> to version 0:2.40.5-1.el8 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>ELSA-2023-7055</code>.</p>

Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3 package, versions <0:2.40.5-1.el8

Threat Intelligence

0.22% (60^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3-6081337
published 23 Nov 2023
disclosed 14 Aug 2023

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Introduced: 14 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-28198 Open this link in a new tab CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 webkit2gtk3 to version 0:2.40.5-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-7055.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk3 package and not the webkit2gtk3 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 iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

Network
Attack Complexity (AC)

Low
Privileges Required (PR)

None
User Interaction (UI)

Required

Scope (S)

Unchanged

Confidentiality (C)

High
Integrity (I)

High
Availability (A)

High

Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3 package, versions <0:2.40.5-1.el8

Severity

Based on Oracle Linux security rating