Bug 2270146 (CVE-2023-42833)

Summary: CVE-2023-42833 webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Marco Benatto <mbenatto>
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A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger arbitrary code execution by persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted website.
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Description Marco Benatto 2024-03-18 16:01:36 UTC
Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. A correctness issue was addressed with improved checks.

Comment 1 Marco Benatto 2024-03-18 16:01:52 UTC
Created webkitgtk tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2270147]

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2025-02-25 11:28:25 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:7055 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7055

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2025-02-25 13:24:34 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:6535 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6535

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2025-07-07 02:27:20 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2025:10364 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10364