PT-2023-9413

CVE-2023-25358

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Published

2022-07-13

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Updated

2025-03-07

Description by

CVSS 2.0
10
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WebKitGTK versions prior to 2.36.8 WPE WebKit (affected versions not specified)
Description A use-after-free vulnerability in the WebCore::RenderLayer::addChild function of WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit is related to the use of memory after it has been freed. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Recommendations For WebKitGTK versions prior to 2.36.8, update to version 2.36.8 or later to resolve the issue. For WPE WebKit, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the WebCore::RenderLayer::addChild function until a patch is available.
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Weakness enumeration
Related identifiers
ALSA-2023:2256
ALSA-2023:2834
ALT-PU-2022-2670
ALT-PU-2022-2671
ALT-PU-2022-2672
CESA-2023_2834
DLA-3124-1
DSA-5240-1
DSA-5241-1
MGASA-2023-0177
RHSA-2023:2256
RHSA-2023_2256
RHSA-2023:2834
RHSA-2023_2834
RHSA-2025:10364
SUSE-SU-2023:2056-1
SUSE-SU-2023:2065-1
SUSE-SU-2023:2077-1
SUSE-SU-2023:2078-1
USN-6061-1
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