Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3 package, versions <0:2.42.5-1.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3-7162026
- published 30 May 2024
- disclosed 6 Oct 2023
Introduced: 6 Oct 2023
CVE-2023-39928 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:8 webkit2gtk3 to version 0:2.42.5-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-2982.
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 vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-39928.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2024-2126.html
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1831
- https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4EEMDC5TQAANFH5D77QM34ZTUKXPFGVL/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5527
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33