Bug 2092735 (CVE-2022-26717)

Summary: CVE-2022-26717 webkitgtk: Use-after-free 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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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. Due to improper input validation, the issue occurs, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. 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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Bug Depends On: 2092745, 2092748, 2092749    
Bug Blocks: 2092738    

Description TEJ RATHI 2022-06-02 07:16:16 UTC
Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.36.3.

Comment 1 Sandipan Roy 2022-06-02 07:35:07 UTC
Created webkit2gtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2092745]

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2022-11-08 10:14:04 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 10:05:37 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 06:21:56 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-2022-26717