Bug 1944329 (CVE-2020-29623) - CVE-2020-29623 webkitgtk: User may be unable to fully delete browsing history
Summary: CVE-2020-29623 webkitgtk: User may be unable to fully delete browsing history
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2020-29623
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1944330 1946466
Blocks: 1944354
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-03-29 18:32 UTC by Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz
Modified: 2025-07-07 02:27 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: webkitgtk 2.30.6
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2021-11-09 23:51:55 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2021:4381 0 None None None 2021-11-09 18:30:53 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2025:10364 0 None None None 2025-07-07 02:27:29 UTC

Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-03-29 18:32:33 UTC 
A flaw was found in WebKitGTK.

Impact: A user may be unable to fully delete browsing history.
Description: “Clear History and Website Data” did not clear the history in some circumstances. The issue was addressed with improved data deletion.

Reference:
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2021-0002.html
Comment 1 Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-03-29 18:33:11 UTC 
Created webkit2gtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1944330]
Comment 2 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2021-04-06 08:15:33 UTC 
External References:

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2021-0002.html
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2021-11-09 18:30:52 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2021:4381 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4381
Comment 5 Product Security DevOps Team 2021-11-09 23:51:53 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-2020-29623
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2025-07-07 02:27:27 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
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