Bug 2270143 (CVE-2023-40414) - CVE-2023-40414 webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Summary: CVE-2023-40414 webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code e...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-40414
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2270144
Blocks: 2269740
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2024-03-18 15:58 UTC by Marco Benatto
Modified: 2024-08-05 13:27 UTC (History)
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A vulnerability in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a target system. The issue arises from a use-after-free flaw in memory management when processing web content. This flaw can potentially give attackers the ability to take control of affected systems.
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:2126 0 None None None 2024-04-30 09:34:52 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:2982 0 None None None 2024-05-22 09:25:36 UTC

Description Marco Benatto 2024-03-18 15:58:22 UTC 
Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management.
Comment 1 Marco Benatto 2024-03-18 15:58:36 UTC 
Created webkitgtk tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2270144]
Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-30 09:34:51 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:2126 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2126
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2024-05-22 09:25:34 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:2982 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2982
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