Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting webkit2gtk3 package, versions <0:2.38.5-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-WEBKIT2GTK3-5550414
  • published7 Nov 2022
  • disclosed31 Oct 2022

Introduced: 31 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-42823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 webkit2gtk3 to version 0:2.38.5-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:2834.

NVD Description

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

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1