Bug 2253058 (CVE-2023-42917)

Summary:	CVE-2023-42917 webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Marco Benatto <mbenatto>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	gsuckevi, jwest, kyoshida
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	webkitgtk 2.42.3	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. Processing malicious web content may lead to remote code execution. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited in the wild and was included in the CISA's KEV catalog.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2253059
Bug Blocks:	2253040

Description Marco Benatto 2023-12-05 19:46:58 UTC

Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited. A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking.

Reference:
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0011.html

Comment 1 Marco Benatto 2023-12-05 19:47:11 UTC

Created webkitgtk tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2253059]

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2023-12-11 09:39:21 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:7715 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7715

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2023-12-11 09:49:36 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:7716 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7716