Bug 1944859 (CVE-2021-1788) - CVE-2021-1788 webkitgtk: Use-after-free leading to arbitrary code execution
Summary: CVE-2021-1788 webkitgtk: Use-after-free leading to arbitrary code execution
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2021-1788
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1944860 1946485 1946486
Blocks: 1944354
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-03-30 20:02 UTC by Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz
Modified: 2022-04-17 21:15 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: webkitgtk 2.32.0
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A use-after-free issue was found in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit in versions prior to 2.32.0. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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Last Closed: 2021-11-09 23:54:35 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2021:4381 0 None None None 2021-11-09 18:31:17 UTC

Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-03-30 20:02:16 UTC 
A flaw was found in WebKitGTK.

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Description: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

Reference:
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2021-0003.html
Comment 1 Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-03-30 20:03:11 UTC 
Created webkit2gtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1944860]
Comment 2 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2021-04-06 08:42:01 UTC 
External References:

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2021-0003.html
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2021-11-09 18:31:15 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 23:54:33 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-2021-1788
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