Use After Free 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
0.29% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-WEBKIT2GTK3-5550417
  • published7 Feb 2023
  • disclosed2 Feb 2023

Introduced: 2 Feb 2023

CVE-2022-42826  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (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 use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, Safari 16.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

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