Bug 1944331 (CVE-2020-9947)

Summary:	CVE-2020-9947 webkitgtk: use after free issue may lead to arbitrary code execution
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz <gsuckevi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	erack, gnome-sig, mcatanza, tpopela
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	webkitgtk 2.30.0	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit in versions prior to 2.30.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	1944332, 1946467
Bug Blocks:	1944354

Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-03-29 18:34:36 UTC

A flaw was found in WebKitGTK.

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

Reference:
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2021-0002.html

Comment 1 Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-03-29 18:34:53 UTC

Created webkit2gtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1944332]

Comment 2 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2021-04-06 08:19:29 UTC

External References:

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2021-0002.html