CVE-2023-42917
Published: 30 November 2023
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.
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 |
---|---|---|
qtwebkit-opensource-src Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Needs triage
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
mantic |
Needs triage
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Needs triage
|
|
qtwebkit-source Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
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
(2.42.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
|
|
lunar |
Released
(2.42.3-0ubuntu0.23.04.1)
|
|
mantic |
Released
(2.42.3-0ubuntu0.23.10.1)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.42.3)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
|
|
webkitgtk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needs triage
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
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
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
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 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031
- https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0011.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6545-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42917
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian