CVE-2021-21806

Publication date 8 July 2021

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
qtwebkit-opensource-src	24.04 LTS noble	Ignored
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	22.10 kinetic	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	22.04 LTS jammy	Ignored
	21.10 impish	Ignored end of life
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored end of life
	20.10 groovy	Ignored end of life
	20.04 LTS focal	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
qtwebkit-source	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
webkit2gtk	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 2.32.0-1ubuntu3
	23.10 mantic	Fixed 2.32.0-1ubuntu3
	23.04 lunar	Fixed 2.32.0-1ubuntu3
	22.10 kinetic	Fixed 2.32.0-1ubuntu3
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 2.32.0-1ubuntu3
	21.10 impish	Fixed 2.32.0-1ubuntu3
	21.04 hirsute	Fixed 2.32.0-1ubuntu3
	20.10 groovy	Fixed 2.30.6-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 2.30.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 2.30.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
webkitgtk	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	21.10 impish	Not in release
	21.04 hirsute	Not in release
	20.10 groovy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
wpewebkit	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	23.04 lunar	Not in release
	22.10 kinetic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Ignored
	21.10 impish	Ignored end of life
	21.04 hirsute	Ignored end of life
	20.10 groovy	Ignored end of life
	20.04 LTS focal	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Notes

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

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.8 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H