# CVE-2022-42856: webkit2gtk3-devel: WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.  Security Fix(es):  * webkitgt...

CVE-2022-42856 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42856, released December 15, 2022. It is being exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on December 14, 2022. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-42856
- Priority: Patch now
- CVSS: 8.8 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0852
- CISA KEV: listed Dec 14, 2022, federal due date Jan 4, 2023
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Dec 15, 2022

## Description

WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.  Security Fix(es):  * webkitgtk: processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an arbitrary code execution (CVE-2022-42856)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-gir1.2-webkit2-4.0-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-webkit2-4.0-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-webkit2-4.1-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.38.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42856](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-42856.md) | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.38.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42856](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-42856.md) | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk Debian 14 | 2.38.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42856](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-42856.md) | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk-driver Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [webkit2gtk-driver 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-webkit2gtk-driver-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk-driver Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [webkit2gtk-driver 2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-webkit2gtk-driver-2.38.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jan 3, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 RHEL 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 almalinux 8 | 2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [ALSA-2023:0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 almalinux 9 | 2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [ALSA-2023:0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 ol 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 ol 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 rocky 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [RLSA-2023:0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 rocky 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [RLSA-2023:0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel RHEL 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel almalinux 8 | 2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [ALSA-2023:0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel almalinux 9 | 2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [ALSA-2023:0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel ol 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel ol 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc almalinux 8 | 2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [ALSA-2023:0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc almalinux 9 | 2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [ALSA-2023:0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc ol 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc ol 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [RHSA-2023:0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel RHEL 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [RHSA-2023:0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel almalinux 8 | 2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [ALSA-2023:0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel almalinux 9 | 2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [ALSA-2023:0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel ol 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.1 | [ELSA-2023-0016](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0016.md) | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel ol 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.1 | [ELSA-2023-0021](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0021.md) | Jan 4, 2023 |
| Linux | wpewebkit Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.38.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42856](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-42856.md) | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Linux | wpewebkit Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.38.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42856](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-42856.md) | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Linux | wpewebkit Debian 14 | 2.38.3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42856](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-42856.md) | Dec 15, 2022 |

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