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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2022-22629 json

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

published 2022-09-23 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-27774

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.0%
EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iTunes 12.12.3 for Windows, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Patch / fix

  • Apple Safari 15.4
  • Apple tvOS 12.3, 15.4
  • Apple watchOS 8.5, 12.12
  • wpewebkit Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.36.0-2
  • webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.36.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-22629

  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.36.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22629

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  • webkit2gtk3 RHEL 9 2.36.7-1.el9
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 9 2.36.7-1.el9
  • webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 2.36.7-1.el8
  • glib2 RHEL 8 2.56.4-159.el8
  • glib2-fam RHEL 8 2.56.4-159.el8
  • glib2-tests RHEL 8 2.56.4-159.el8
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 2.36.7-1.el8
  • webkitgtk4 RHEL 7 ELS 2.48.3-2.el7_9

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:10364RHSA-2022:8054RHSA-2022:7704

  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 2.36.0-2.96.1
  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 2.36.0-150000.3.100.1
  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLES 15 SP2-BCL +11 more 2.36.0-150200.32.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:1677-1SUSE-SU-2022:1511-1SUSE-SU-2022:1431-1

  • webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux 9 2.36.7-1.el9
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux 9 2.36.7-1.el9
  • webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux 8 2.36.7-1.el8
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux 8 2.36.7-1.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:8054ALSA-2022:7704

  • webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux 9 2.36.7-1.el9_0
  • webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux 9 2.36.7-1.el9_1.1
  • webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux 8 2.36.7-1.el8_6

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:8054RLSA-2022:7704

  • webkit2gtk Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 +2 more 2.36.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-22629

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-22629 updated cvss 8.8

webkitgtk: Buffer overflow leading to arbitrary code execution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 webkitgtk3, libwebkit2gtk
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3 2.36.7-1.el8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.36.7-1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7704
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) webkit2gtk3 2.36.7-1.el9, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.36.7-1.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8054
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.48.3-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-doc 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:10364
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) glib2-doc 2.56.4-159.el8, glib2-static 2.56.4-159.el8, glib2-debuginfo 2.56.4-159.el8, glib2-debugsource 2.56.4-159.el8, glib2-fam-debuginfo 2.56.4-159.el8, glib2-devel-debuginfo 2.56.4-159.el8, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) glib2 2.56.4-159.el8, glib2-fam 2.56.4-159.el8, glib2-tests 2.56.4-159.el8
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
17 mo ago

Exploit prediction

5.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Apple Safari
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.