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Debian: CVE-2021-21806: webkit2gtk, wpewebkit -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-21806: webkit2gtk, wpewebkit -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/08/2021
Created
07/16/2021
Added
07/15/2021
Modified
11/04/2022

Description

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in WebKitGTK browser version 2.30.3 x64. A specially crafted HTML web page can cause a use-after-free condition, resulting in remote code execution. The victim needs to visit a malicious web site to trigger the vulnerability.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-webkit2gtk
  • debian-upgrade-wpewebkit

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