Vulnerability · Published Mar 2, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-25358
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in the webkit2gtk3 package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use-after-free vulnerability in WebCore::RenderLayer::addChild in WebKitGTK before 2.36.8 allows attackers to execute code remotely.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25358 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25358 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25358 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25358 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25358 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.38.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25358 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25358 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25358 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25358 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6061-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25358 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=242683
- [oss-security] 20230421 WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2023-0003 mailing-list
- FEDORA-2023-5b61346bbe vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-a4bbf02a57 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-8900b35c6f vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202305-32 vendor-advisory