Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.38.5-1.el8_8.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-8317291
  • published31 Oct 2024
  • disclosed6 Sept 2023

Introduced: 6 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-28198  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.38.5-1.el8_8.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:4202.

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 use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4, macOS Ventura 13.3. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

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