# CVE-2023-28205: wpewebkit: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management

CVE-2023-28205 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205, released April 10, 2023. It is being exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on April 10, 2023. Patch Radar priority: Patch now.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28205
- Priority: Patch now
- CVSS: 8.8 (high)
- EPSS: 0.2708
- CISA KEV: listed Apr 10, 2023, federal due date May 1, 2023
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Apr 10, 2023

## Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.4.1, iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5, iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1, macOS Ventura 13.3.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-gir1.2-webkit2-4.0-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-webkit2-4.0-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-webkit2-4.1-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.40.1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28205.md) | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.40.1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28205.md) | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk Debian 14 | 2.40.1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28205.md) | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk-driver Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [webkit2gtk-driver 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-webkit2gtk-driver-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk-driver Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [webkit2gtk-driver 2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-webkit2gtk-driver-2.38.6-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Apr 23, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | [RHSA-2023:1919](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1919.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 RHEL 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | [RHSA-2023:1918](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1918.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 almalinux 8 | 2.38.5-1.el8_8.3 | [ALSA-2023:3108](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3108.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 almalinux 9 | 2.38.5-1.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2653](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2653.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 ol 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | [ELSA-2023-1919](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1919.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 ol 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | [ELSA-2023-1918](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1918.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 rocky 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | [RLSA-2023:1919](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-1919.md) | Apr 26, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 rocky 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | [RLSA-2023:1918](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-1918.md) | Apr 26, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | [RHSA-2023:1919](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1919.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel RHEL 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | [RHSA-2023:1918](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1918.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel almalinux 8 | 2.38.5-1.el8_8.3 | [ALSA-2023:3108](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3108.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel almalinux 9 | 2.38.5-1.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2653](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2653.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel ol 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | [ELSA-2023-1919](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1919.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel ol 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | [ELSA-2023-1918](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1918.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | [RHSA-2023:1919](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1919.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | [RHSA-2023:1918](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1918.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc almalinux 8 | 2.38.5-1.el8_8.3 | [ALSA-2023:3108](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3108.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc almalinux 9 | 2.38.5-1.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2653](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2653.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc ol 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | [ELSA-2023-1919](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1919.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc ol 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | [ELSA-2023-1918](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1918.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | [RHSA-2023:1919](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1919.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel RHEL 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | [RHSA-2023:1918](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-1918.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel almalinux 8 | 2.38.5-1.el8_8.3 | [ALSA-2023:3108](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3108.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel almalinux 9 | 2.38.5-1.el9_2.1 | [ALSA-2023:2653](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2653.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel ol 8 | 0:2.36.7-1.el8_7.3 | [ELSA-2023-1919](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1919.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel ol 9 | 0:2.36.7-1.el9_1.3 | [ELSA-2023-1918](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-1918.md) | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Linux | wpewebkit Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.38.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28205.md) | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Linux | wpewebkit Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.38.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28205.md) | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Linux | wpewebkit Debian 14 | 2.38.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28205](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-28205.md) | Apr 10, 2023 |

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