Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.38.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-WEBKIT2GTK-3098420
  • published3 Nov 2022
  • disclosed1 Nov 2022

Introduced: 1 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-42799  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1021  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 webkit2gtk to version 2.38.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 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.

The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Visiting a malicious website may lead to user interface spoofing.

CVSS Scores

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