Use After Free Affecting libwebkit2gtk3-lang package, versions <2.34.3-23.3


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-LIBWEBKIT2GTK3LANG-2651215
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed25 Jan 2022

Introduced: 25 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-1788  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 libwebkit2gtk3-lang to version 2.34.3-23.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libwebkit2gtk3-lang package and not the libwebkit2gtk3-lang package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, tvOS 14.4, watchOS 7.3, iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4, Safari 14.0.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

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