State Issues in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2024-40794

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94883

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-40794

CWE-ID: CWE-371

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to Private Browsing tabs. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.

WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
macOS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
Anolis OS
Apple Safari
webkit2gtk (Debian package)
libwebkit2gtk3-lang
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0
webkit2gtk3-devel
webkit2gtk3-debugsource
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles
webkit2gtk4.1
javascriptcoregtk6.0-devel
webkit2gtk4.1-devel
webkitgtk6.0-doc
webkitgtk6.0
webkitgtk6.0-devel
webkit2gtk4.1-doc
javascriptcoregtk6.0
javascriptcoregtk4.1-devel
javascriptcoregtk4.1

Install update from vendor's website.

WebKitGTK+ - update to 2.44.3
WPE WebKit - update to 2.44.3
macOS - update to 14.6 23G80
Apple Safari - update to 17.6
iPadOS - update to 17.6 21G80
Apple iOS - update to 17.6 21G80
webkit2gtk (Debian package) - update to 2.44.3-1~deb12u1
libwebkit2gtk3-lang - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit - update to 2.44.3-4.12.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37 - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
webkit2gtk3-devel - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
webkit2gtk3-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.44.3-4.12.1, 2.44.3-150200.118.1
webkit2gtk4.1 - update to 2.48.5-1
javascriptcoregtk6.0-devel - update to 2.48.5-1
webkit2gtk4.1-devel - update to 2.48.5-1
webkitgtk6.0-doc - update to 2.48.5-1
webkitgtk6.0 - update to 2.48.5-1
webkitgtk6.0-devel - update to 2.48.5-1
webkit2gtk4.1-doc - update to 2.48.5-1
javascriptcoregtk6.0 - update to 2.48.5-1
javascriptcoregtk4.1-devel - update to 2.48.5-1
javascriptcoregtk4.1 - update to 2.48.5-1

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214121
• https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2024-0004.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Sonoma
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 17 and iPadOS 17
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• Debian update for webkit2gtk
• Anolis OS update for webkitgtk