Bug 2092732 (CVE-2022-26700)

Summary: CVE-2022-26700 webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Priority: medium    
Version: unspecifiedCC: erack, gnome-sig, mcatanza, tpopela
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Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: webkitgtk 2.36.3 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A flaw was found in webkitgtk. The vulnerability occurs due to improper input validation, leading to memory corruption. This flaw allows an attacker with network access to pass specially crafted web content files, causing an application to halt, crash, or arbitrary code execution.
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Last Closed: 2022-12-06 04:33:50 UTC Type: ---
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Bug Depends On: 2092741, 2092748, 2092749    
Bug Blocks: 2092738    

Description TEJ RATHI 2022-06-02 07:15:49 UTC
Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to code execution. Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.36.3.

Comment 1 Sandipan Roy 2022-06-02 07:33:00 UTC
Created webkit2gtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2092741]

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2022-11-08 10:13:58 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 10:05:28 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 04:33:48 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-2022-26700