Use After Free Affecting xdg-desktop-portal-gtk package, versions <0:1.6.0-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.94% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-XDGDESKTOPPORTALGTK-3307534
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed17 Apr 2020

Introduced: 17 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-11793  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 xdg-desktop-portal-gtk to version 0:1.6.0-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2020:4451.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free issue exists in WebKitGTK before 2.28.1 and WPE WebKit before 2.28.1 via crafted web content that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash).

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1