Resource Exhaustion Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.28.4-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.12% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-3838038
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Apr 2020

Introduced: 27 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-3899  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, tvOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2, Safari 13.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.5, iCloud for Windows 10.9.3, iCloud for Windows 7.18. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

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