Bug 2034373 (CVE-2021-30823)

Summary:	CVE-2021-30823 webkitgtk: Logic issue leading to HSTS bypass
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz <gsuckevi>
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, gnome-sig, mcatanza, tpopela
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	A logic issue was found in WebKitGTK. An attacker in a privileged network position could use this flaw to bypass HSTS.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2022-05-10 20:16:24 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2034374, 2039526
Bug Blocks:	2034394

Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-12-20 19:11:24 UTC

A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

References:
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2021-0007.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/20/6

Comment 1 Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-12-20 19:11:42 UTC

Created webkit2gtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2034374]

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2022-05-10 13:23:05 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2022:1777 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1777

Comment 4 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-05-10 20:16:23 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-2021-30823

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2025-07-07 02:29:02 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2025:10364 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10364