Memory Leak Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.34.6-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-2829176
  • published18 May 2022
  • disclosed25 Dec 2021

Introduced: 25 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-45481  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.34.6-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-1777.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk3-devel package and not the webkit2gtk3-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 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 Scores

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