Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel package, versions <0:2.28.4-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-WEBKIT2GTK3JSCDEVEL-2567948
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed2 Mar 2020

Introduced: 2 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-10018  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel to version 0:2.28.4-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4451.

NVD Description

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

WebKitGTK through 2.26.4 and WPE WebKit through 2.26.4 (which are the versions right before 2.28.0) contains a memory corruption issue (use-after-free) that may lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue has been fixed in 2.28.0 with improved memory handling.

CVSS Scores

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