CVE-2023-38594
Published: 27 July 2023
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, tvOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5, Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | webkit receives limited support. For details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#webkit webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8 |
| mdeslaur | It is no longer possible to build new webkit2gtk versions on focal and earlier. Marking as ignored. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
webkitgtk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
| bionic |
Needs triage
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
webkit2gtk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Does not exist
|
| xenial |
Ignored
|
|
| bionic |
Ignored
|
|
| focal |
Ignored
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.40.5)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(2.40.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1)
|
|
|
qtwebkit-source Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
| bionic |
Needs triage
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
qtwebkit-opensource-src Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
| bionic |
Needs triage
|
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| lunar |
Needs triage
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
|
wpewebkit Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 8.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |