Out-of-bounds Write Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.30.4-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-3985301
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Nov 2020

Introduced: 23 Nov 2020

CVE-2020-9983  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.30.4-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1586.

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.

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution.

CVSS Scores

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