CVE-2021-21779
Published: 08 July 2021
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Webkit’s GraphicsContext handles certain events in WebKitGTK 2.30.4. A specially crafted web page can lead to a potential information leak and further memory corruption. A victim must be tricked into visiting a malicious web page to trigger this vulnerability.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 8.8
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
qtwebkit-opensource-src Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Needs triage
|
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| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Needs triage
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Needs triage
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Needs triage
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
qtwebkit-source Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Needs triage
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Needs triage
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
webkit2gtk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.32.3)
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Released
(2.32.3-0ubuntu0.21.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Released
(2.32.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(2.32.3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Deferred
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
webkitgtk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Needs triage
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Needs triage
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
|
|
wpewebkit Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Needs triage
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Needs triage
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Does not exist
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | webkit receives limited support. For details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#webkit webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8 |