Improper Certificate Validation Affecting webkitgtk4-devel package, versions <0:2.20.5-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-WEBKITGTK4DEVEL-4922209
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Jun 2018

Introduced: 7 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-11712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 webkitgtk4-devel to version 0:2.20.5-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3140.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkitgtk4-devel package and not the webkitgtk4-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

WebCore/platform/network/soup/SocketStreamHandleImplSoup.cpp in the libsoup network backend of WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ versions 2.20.0 and 2.20.1, failed to perform TLS certificate verification for WebSocket connections.