Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles package, versions <2.38.3-150000.3.125.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.42% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-WEBKIT2GTK40INJECTEDBUNDLES-3186100
  • published31 Dec 2022
  • disclosed30 Dec 2022

Introduced: 30 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-42856  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles to version 2.38.3-150000.3.125.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles package and not the webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..

CVSS Scores

version 3.1