Out-of-bounds Read Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.34.6-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-2831698
  • published18 May 2022
  • disclosed24 Aug 2021

Introduced: 24 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-30953  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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.

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Safari 15.2, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

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