CVE-2023-40414
Published: 10 January 2024
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, Safari 17. 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 |
|---|---|---|
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qtwebkit-opensource-src Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
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| jammy |
Needs triage
|
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| mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
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qtwebkit-source Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
|
webkit2gtk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
|
| focal |
Ignored
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.42.1-2)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.42.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
|
|
|
webkitgtk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
|
wpewebkit Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Needs triage
|
|
| jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.42.1-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |