Bug 2259893 (CVE-2024-23222) - CVE-2024-23222 webkitgtk: type confusion may lead to arbitrary code execution
Summary: CVE-2024-23222 webkitgtk: type confusion may lead to arbitrary code execution
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-23222
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2259898
Blocks: 2259892
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2024-01-23 17:16 UTC by Zack Miele
Modified: 2024-10-28 01:11 UTC (History)
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A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. Processing malicious web content may lead to remote code execution due to a type confusion issue. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited in the wild and was included in the CISA's KEV catalog.
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:8496 0 None None None 2024-10-28 01:11:35 UTC

Description Zack Miele 2024-01-23 17:16:40 UTC 
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited.

Reference:
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2024-0001.html
Comment 2 Zack Miele 2024-01-23 18:11:32 UTC 
Created webkitgtk tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2259898]
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2024-10-28 01:11:34 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2024:8496 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8496
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