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Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting webkit2gtk3-jsc package, versions <0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    0.77% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3JSC-3226596
  • published 6 Jan 2023
  • disclosed 15 Dec 2022
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Introduced: 15 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-42856 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-843 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 webkit2gtk3-jsc to version 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-0016.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk3-jsc package and not the webkit2gtk3-jsc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..

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