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CVE-2022-22590

webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 9, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. The vulnerability occurs when processing HTML content in WebKit. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trick the victim into opening a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, and 9 are affected because the code-base is affected by this vulnerability.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a Moderate security impact, and the issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, hence, marked as Out-of-Support-Scope.

For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle & Updates Policy: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free