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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-8559: Security patch for webkitgtk4 (ALAS-2020-1563)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-8559: Security patch for webkitgtk4 (ALAS-2020-1563)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/18/2019
Created
11/13/2020
Added
11/12/2020
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-webkitgtk4
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-webkitgtk4-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-webkitgtk4-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-webkitgtk4-doc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-webkitgtk4-jsc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-webkitgtk4-jsc-devel

References

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