Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.30.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-WEBKIT2GTK-2778088
  • published27 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Sept 2021

Introduced: 27 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-1820  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-668  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 webkit2gtk to version 2.30.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk package and not the webkit2gtk package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may result in the disclosure of process memory.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1