Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.38.5-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    2.28% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-5599440
  • published 16 May 2023
  • disclosed 15 Dec 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.38.5-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-2834.

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.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2, watchOS 9.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

8.8 high
  • 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
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SUSE

8.8 high
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Red Hat

8.8 high