Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <0:2.30.4-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-3298871
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed16 Oct 2020

Introduced: 16 Oct 2020

CVE-2020-9951  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.30.4-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:1586.

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 Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 14.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

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