Bug 1876611 (CVE-2019-8720)

Summary:	CVE-2019-8720 webkitgtk: Multiple memory corruption issues leading to arbitrary code execution
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Tomas Hoger <thoger>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	erack, mcatanza, tpopela
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	webkitgtk 2.26.0	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A vulnerability was found in WebKit. The flaw is triggered when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to arbitrary code execution. Improved memory handling addresses the multiple memory corruption issues.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2020-09-29 22:03:20 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	1877119, 1877358
Bug Blocks:	1876477, 2175284

Description Tomas Hoger 2020-09-07 17:36:33 UTC

WebKitGTK Security Advisory WSA-2019-0005 describes the following issue:

CVE-2019-8720

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

Versions affected: WebKitGTK before 2.26.0 and WPE WebKit before 2.26.0.

Comment 1 Tomas Hoger 2020-09-07 17:36:36 UTC

External References:

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0005.html

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2020-09-29 20:48:05 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2020:4035 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4035

Comment 4 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-09-29 22:03:20 UTC

This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-8720

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2020-11-04 01:04:56 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2020:4451 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4451