Bug 2253058 (CVE-2023-42917) - CVE-2023-42917 webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution
Summary: CVE-2023-42917 webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-42917
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: 2253059
Blocks: 2253040
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-12-05 19:46 UTC by Marco Benatto
Modified: 2023-12-20 04:27 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: webkitgtk 2.42.3
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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.
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7715 0 None None None 2023-12-11 09:39:22 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:7716 0 None None None 2023-12-11 09:49:37 UTC

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
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