CVE-2023-39928
Published: 28 September 2023
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.
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
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
|
webkit2gtk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Does not exist
|
| xenial |
Ignored
|
|
| bionic |
Ignored
|
|
| focal |
Ignored
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.42.0)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(2.42.1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.42.1-2)
|
|
|
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
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
|
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
|
|
| mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
|
wpewebkit Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| bionic |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
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 |