Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.38.5-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-5550325
  • published7 Nov 2022
  • disclosed31 Oct 2022

Introduced: 31 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-42799  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1021  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 webkit2gtk3-devel 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-devel package and not the webkit2gtk3-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing.

CVSS Scores

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