Improper Authentication Affecting webkitgtk package, versions [,2.44.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WEBKITGTK-7076818
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed21 May 2024
  • creditManfred Paul

Introduced: 21 May 2024

CVE-2024-27834  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade webkitgtk to version 2.44.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication via the pointer authentication process. An attacker can bypass security mechanisms by exploiting arbitrary read and write capabilities.

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