Information Exposure Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.40.5-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-5839426
  • published11 Aug 2023
  • disclosed2 Aug 2023

Introduced: 2 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-38599  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.40.5-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7055.

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.

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CVSS Scores

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