Use After Free Affecting webkit2gtk3-devel package, versions <2.32.3-9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-WEBKIT2GTK3DEVEL-2668407
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Aug 2021

Introduced: 3 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-21779  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 webkit2gtk3-devel to version 2.32.3-9.1 or higher.

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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Webkit’s GraphicsContext handles certain events in WebKitGTK 2.30.4. A specially crafted web page can lead to a potential information leak and further memory corruption. A victim must be tricked into visiting a malicious web page to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1