Bug 1879538 (CVE-2020-9895)

Summary: CVE-2020-9895 webkitgtk: Use-after-free may lead to application termination or arbitrary code execution
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: erack, mcatanza, tpopela
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Fixed In Version: webkitgtk 2.28.4 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A flaw was found in webkitgtk in versions prior to 2.28.4 and in WPE WebKit in versions prior to 2.28.4. A use-after-free issue was found allowing a remote attacker to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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Bug Depends On: 1881725, 1881726, 1881727    
Bug Blocks: 1879543    

Description Pedro Sampaio 2020-09-16 13:45:50 UTC
An use-after-free issue was found in webkitgtk. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Versions affected: WebKitGTK before 2.28.4 and WPE WebKit before 2.28.4.

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2020-09-16 13:45:54 UTC
External References:

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0007.html

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2020-11-04 01:05:27 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

Comment 4 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-11-04 02:26:50 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-2020-9895