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webkit2gtk — security advisory
A vulnerability was found in WebKit. The flaw is triggered when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to arbitrary code execution. Improved memory handling addresses the multiple memory corruption issues.
- Products
- webkit2gtk
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.26.0-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2019-8720
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A vulnerability was found in WebKit. The flaw is triggered when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to arbitrary code execution. Improved memory handling addresses the multiple memory corruption issues.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8720
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.26.0-1
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.26.0-1
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.26.0-1
Complete source record
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"published_at": "2023-03-06T23:15:10.287+00:00"
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