<p>Upgrade <code>Oracle:8</code> <code>webkit2gtk3-devel</code> to version 0:2.40.5-1.el8_9.1 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>ELSA-2023-7716</code>.</p>

Out-of-bounds Write Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.40.5-1.el8_9.1

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Mature

0.21% (60^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-6126546
published 15 Dec 2023
disclosed 30 Nov 2023

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Introduced: 30 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-42917 Open this link in a new tab CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.40.5-1.el8_9.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-7716.

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 memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.

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

Out-of-bounds Write Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.40.5-1.el8_9.1

Severity

Based on Oracle Linux security rating