Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-28205

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patch available.

  - A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari
    16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1. Processing
    maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this
    issue may have been actively exploited. (CVE-2023-28205)

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"},
          {"reference": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libqt5webkit5"},
          {"reference": "libqt5webkit5-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt5webkit5-dev"},
          {"reference": "libqt5webkit5-qmlwebkitplugin"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc"},
          {"reference": "qml-module-qtwebkit"},
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-source"},
          {"reference": "qtwebkit5-doc-html"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"},
          {"reference": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"},
          {"reference": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"},
          {"reference": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-doc"},
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-opensource-src"},
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-source"},
          {"reference": "webkit2gtk-driver"},
          {"reference": "webkitgtk"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-opensource-src"},
          {"reference": "wpewebkit"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qtwebkit-opensource-src"},
          {"reference": "wpewebkit"}
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  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
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var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}