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webkit2gtk, wpewebkit — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9895

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, Safari 13.1.2, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Products
webkit2gtk, wpewebkit
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.28.4-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-9895
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 13:37 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9895

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Oct 2020, 17:15 UTC

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, Safari 13.1.2, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9895

webkit2gtk

Fixed versions: 2.28.4-1

webkit2gtk

Fixed versions: 2.28.4-1

webkit2gtk

Fixed versions: 2.28.4-1

wpewebkit

Fixed versions: 2.28.4-1

wpewebkit

Fixed versions: 2.28.4-1

wpewebkit

Fixed versions: 2.28.4-1

Complete source record
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