CVE-2023-42890

2023-12-1200:00:00

ubuntu.com

safari 17.2

macos sonoma 14.2

watchos 10.2

ios 17.2

ipados 17.2

tvos 17.2

memory handling

arbitrary code execution

web content

8.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

51.0%

JSON

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.

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.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchqtwebkit-opensource-src< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchqtwebkit-opensource-src< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchqtwebkit-opensource-src< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchqtwebkit-opensource-src< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchqtwebkit-opensource-src< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchqtwebkit-opensource-src< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu18.04noarchqtwebkit-source< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchqtwebkit-source< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchwebkit2gtk< 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.04noarchwebkit2gtk< 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	qtwebkit-opensource-src	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	qtwebkit-opensource-src	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	qtwebkit-opensource-src	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	qtwebkit-opensource-src	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	qtwebkit-opensource-src	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	qtwebkit-opensource-src	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	qtwebkit-source	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	qtwebkit-source	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	webkit2gtk	< 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.04	noarch	webkit2gtk	< 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1	UNKNOWN