Overly Permissive Cross-domain Whitelist Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.46.3-1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-8097770
  • published26 Sept 2024
  • disclosed25 Sept 2024

Introduced: 25 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-23271  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-942  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.46.3-1.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:9636.

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 logic issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, Safari 17.3, tvOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, watchOS 10.3. A malicious website may cause unexpected cross-origin behavior.

CVSS Scores

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