CVE-2024-27834

Publication date 14 May 2024

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, tvOS 17.5, Safari 17.5, watchOS 10.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
qtwebkit-opensource-src	24.04 LTS noble	Ignored
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
qtwebkit-source	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
webkit2gtk	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
	23.10 mantic	Fixed 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
	20.04 LTS focal	Ignored
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
webkitgtk	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not in release
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
wpewebkit	24.04 LTS noble	Not in release
	23.10 mantic	Not in release
	22.04 LTS jammy	Ignored
	20.04 LTS focal	Ignored

Notes

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.

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-6788-1
WebKitGTK vulnerabilities
28 May 2024

CVE-2024-27834

Status

Notes

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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