Bug 2156989 (CVE-2022-42867) - CVE-2022-42867 webkitgtk: use-after-free issue leading to arbitrary code execution
Summary: CVE-2022-42867 webkitgtk: use-after-free issue leading to arbitrary code exec...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2022-42867
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 2157000 2157001 2189092 2189093
Blocks: 2156747
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-12-30 05:22 UTC by TEJ RATHI
Modified: 2023-05-16 08:18 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: WebKitGTK 2.38.3
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A flaw was found in webkitgtk. Improper input validation leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. This flaw allows an attacker with network access to pass specially crafted web content files, causing an application to halt, crash, or perform arbitrary code execution.
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Last Closed: 2022-12-31 01:31:16 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:2256 0 None None None 2023-05-09 07:22:54 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:2834 0 None None None 2023-05-16 08:18:13 UTC

Description TEJ RATHI 2022-12-30 05:22:51 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 2.38.3.
Comment 1 Sandipan Roy 2022-12-30 05:44:23 UTC 
Created webkit2gtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2157001]


Created webkitgtk tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2157000]
Comment 2 TEJ RATHI 2022-12-30 05:48:39 UTC 
Upstream Security Advisory:
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2022-0011.html
Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-12-31 01:31:14 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-2022-42867
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-09 07:22:52 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:2256 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2256
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-16 08:18:12 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:2834 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2834
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