CVE-2023-42890
webkit2gtk: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling
CVE-2023-42890 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890, released December 12, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
High
CVSS
8.8
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0321
88th percentile
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.2, macOS Sonoma 14.2, watchOS 10.2, iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2, tvOS 17.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-6.0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-6.0 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| gir1.2-webkit-6.0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | gir1.2-webkit-6.0 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| webkit2gtk · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 | Dec 12, 2023 |
| webkit2gtk · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 | Dec 12, 2023 |
| webkit2gtk · Debian 14 | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 | Dec 12, 2023 |
| webkit2gtk-driver · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | webkit2gtk-driver 2.42.1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| webkit2gtk3 · RHEL 8 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | RHSA-2024:2982 | May 22, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3 · RHEL 9 | 0:2.42.5-1.el9 | RHSA-2024:2126 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3 · almalinux 8 | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 | May 22, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3 · almalinux 9 | 2.42.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2024:2126 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3 · ol 8 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | ELSA-2024-2982 | May 23, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3 · ol 9 | 0:2.42.5-1.el9 | ELSA-2024-2126 | May 2, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3 · rocky 8 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | RLSA-2024:2982 | Jun 14, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | RHSA-2024:2982 | May 22, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:2.42.5-1.el9 | RHSA-2024:2126 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-devel · almalinux 8 | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 | May 22, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-devel · almalinux 9 | 2.42.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2024:2126 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-devel · ol 8 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | ELSA-2024-2982 | May 23, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-devel · ol 9 | 0:2.42.5-1.el9 | ELSA-2024-2126 | May 2, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc · RHEL 8 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | RHSA-2024:2982 | May 22, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc · RHEL 9 | 0:2.42.5-1.el9 | RHSA-2024:2126 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc · almalinux 8 | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 | May 22, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc · almalinux 9 | 2.42.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2024:2126 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc · ol 8 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | ELSA-2024-2982 | May 23, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc · ol 9 | 0:2.42.5-1.el9 | ELSA-2024-2126 | May 2, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | RHSA-2024:2982 | May 22, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:2.42.5-1.el9 | RHSA-2024:2126 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel · almalinux 8 | 2.42.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2024:2982 | May 22, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel · almalinux 9 | 2.42.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2024:2126 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel · ol 8 | 0:2.42.5-1.el8 | ELSA-2024-2982 | May 23, 2024 |
| webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel · ol 9 | 0:2.42.5-1.el9 | ELSA-2024-2126 | May 2, 2024 |
| wpewebkit · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 | Dec 12, 2023 |
| wpewebkit · Debian 14 | 2.42.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42890 | Dec 12, 2023 |
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