Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.42.5-1.el9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-6813059
  • published8 May 2024
  • disclosed6 Oct 2023

Introduced: 6 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-39928  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.42.5-1.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-2126.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.

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