Input validation error in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2023-42852

Vulnerability identifier: #VU82396

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4 BT: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42852

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a logic issue when handling HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and execute arbitrary code on the system.

WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
watchOS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
macOS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
Desktop Applications Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Apple iOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Ubuntu
Fedora
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev (Ubuntu package)
libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 (Ubuntu package)
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (Ubuntu package)
libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 (Ubuntu package)
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 (Ubuntu package)
webkitgtk
webkit2gtk (Debian package)
webkit2gtk3-debugsource
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-devel
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit
libwebkit2gtk3-lang
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-debuginfo
WebKitGTK-4.1-lang
WebKitGTK-4.0-lang
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-4
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1
webkit-jsc-4.1
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-6.0-debuginfo
webkit2gtk4-debugsource
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-6.0
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1
webkit2gtk4-devel
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo
WebKitGTK-6.0-lang
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource
typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0
typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1
net-libs/webkit-gtk
webkit2gtk3 (Red Hat package)
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel
webkit2gtk3
webkit2gtk3-jsc
webkitgtk4 (Red Hat package)
Apple Safari
OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP)
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 (Ubuntu package)
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 (Ubuntu package)
watsonx Assistant Cartridge
watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component
Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Applications

Install update from vendor's website.

WebKitGTK+ - update to 2.42.2
WPE WebKit - update to 2.42.2
watchOS - update to 10.1
macOS - update to 14.1 23B74
Apple iOS - addressed in versions 16.7.2 20H115, 17.1 21B74, 17.1 21B80
iPadOS - addressed in versions 16.7.2, 17.1
Apple Safari - update to 17.1
tvOS - update to 17.1
OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP) - update to 1.3.2
libwebkitgtk-6.0-dev (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.04.1, 2.42.2-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
webkitgtk - addressed in versions 2.42.2-1.fc37, 2.42.2-1.fc38, 2.42.2-1.fc39
webkit2gtk (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2.42.2-1~deb11u1, 2.42.2-1~deb12u1
webkit2gtk3-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk3-devel - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk3-lang - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37 - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.42.2-2.158.2, 2.42.2-150000.3.157.1, 2.42.2-150200.91.1, 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
WebKitGTK-4.1-lang - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
WebKitGTK-4.0-lang - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit-jsc-4 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit-jsc-4.1 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit-jsc-6.0-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk4-debugsource - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit-jsc-6.0 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk4-devel - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
WebKitGTK-6.0-lang - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1 - update to 2.42.2-150400.4.64.2
net-libs/webkit-gtk - update to 2.42.3
webkit2gtk3 (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.42.5-1.el8, 2.42.5-1.el9, 2.46.1-1.el9_0, 2.46.1-1.el9_2, 2.46.3-1.el8_2, 2.46.3-1.el8_4, 2.46.3-1.el8_6, 2.46.3-1.el8_8
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel - update to 2.42.5-1.0.1
webkit2gtk3 - update to 2.42.5-1.0.1
webkit2gtk3-devel - update to 2.42.5-1.0.1
webkit2gtk3-jsc - update to 2.42.5-1.0.1
webkitgtk4 (Red Hat package) - update to 2.48.3-2.el7_9
watsonx Assistant Cartridge - update to 5.1.1
watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component - update to 5.1.1
Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Applications - update to 6.2.3

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213986
• https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0010.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple Safari 17
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 16 and iPadOS 16
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple tvOS 17
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS 10
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Sonoma
• Fedora 38 update for webkitgtk
• Fedora 37 update for webkitgtk
• Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit
• Debian update for webkit2gtk
• Ubuntu update for webkit2gtk
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• Fedora 39 update for webkitgtk
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• Gentoo update for WebKitGTK+
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for webkit2gtk3
• Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP) 1.3
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Migration Toolkit for Applications 6.2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for webkit2gtk3
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM watsonx Assistant Cartridge and IBM watsonx Orchestrate with watsonx Assistant Cartridge - Assistant Builder Component
• Anolis OS update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for webkitgtk4