Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving text editing.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | webkitgtk +2 | 1.2.6-2.el6_0 | RHSA-2011:0177 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0177 Red Hat Security Advisory: webkitgtk security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2011:039 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-0121 vendor-advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/11/stable-channel-update.html
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/70594
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=51602
- ADV-2011-0216 vdb-entry
- 42109 third-party-advisory
- 43086 third-party-advisory
- 45720 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2011:0177 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48349
- ADV-2011-0552 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12266 vdb-entry signature
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=656115