Memory Leak Affecting webkit2gtk3 package, versions <0:2.34.6-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-WEBKIT2GTK3-3200268
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed25 Dec 2021

Introduced: 25 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-45481  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 webkit2gtk3 to version 0:2.34.6-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:1777.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk3 package and not the webkit2gtk3 package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In WebKitGTK before 2.32.4, there is incorrect memory allocation in WebCore::ImageBufferCairoImageSurfaceBackend::create, leading to a segmentation violation and application crash, a different vulnerability than CVE-2021-30889.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1