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webkit2gtk, wpewebkit — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1817

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Products
webkit2gtk, wpewebkit
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.30.0-1, 2.30.1-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-1817
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1817

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Sept 2021, 15:15 UTC

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.3, iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, watchOS 7.4, tvOS 14.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-1817

webkit2gtk

Fixed versions: 2.30.1-1

webkit2gtk

Fixed versions: 2.30.1-1

webkit2gtk

Fixed versions: 2.30.1-1

wpewebkit

Fixed versions: 2.30.0-1

wpewebkit

Fixed versions: 2.30.0-1

wpewebkit

Fixed versions: 2.30.0-1

Complete source record
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