CVE-2023-42890 Affecting webkit2gtk3 package, versions <0:2.42.5-1.el8
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EPSS
0.28% (69th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ROCKY8-WEBKIT2GTK3-7257861
- published 15 Jun 2024
- disclosed 12 Dec 2023
Introduced: 12 Dec 2023
CVE-2023-42890 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 webkit2gtk3 to version 0:2.42.5-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:2982.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk3 package and not the webkit2gtk3 package as distributed by Rocky-Linux.
See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-42890
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/6
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/7
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/9
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214039
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214040
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214041
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214039
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