Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.42.5-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-7162336
  • published 30 May 2024
  • disclosed 10 Jan 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 webkit2gtk3-devel 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-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 watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

9.8 critical
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SUSE

7.5 high