Bug 2073896 (CVE-2022-22628)

Summary: CVE-2022-22628 webkitgtk: Use-after-free leading to arbitrary code execution
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Avinash Hanwate <ahanwate>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Version: unspecifiedCC: erack, gnome-sig, mcatanza, tpopela
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: WebKitGTK 2.36.0 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A use-after-free issue was found in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit. This flaw allows a remote attacker to process maliciously crafted web content, leading to arbitrary code execution.
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Last Closed: 2022-12-06 03:03:01 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 2073897, 2075494, 2075495    
Bug Blocks: 2073891    

Description Avinash Hanwate 2022-04-11 05:07:33 UTC
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2022-0004.html#CVE-2022-22628

Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2022-04-11 05:07:55 UTC
Created webkit2gtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2073897]

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2022-11-08 10:13:51 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2022:7704 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7704

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2022-11-15 10:05:24 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2022:8054 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8054

Comment 5 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-12-06 03:02:59 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-2022-22628