# CVE-2023-38592: webkit2gtk3: WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.  Security Fix(es):  * webkitgt...

CVE-2023-38592 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38592, released July 28, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38592
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.8 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0121
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jul 27, 2023

## Description

WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.  Security Fix(es):  * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-32393)  * webkitgtk: disclose sensitive information (CVE-2023-38133)  * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38592)  * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38594)  * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38595)  * webkitgtk: track sensitive user information (CVE-2023-38599)  * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38600)  * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38611)  * webkitgtk: bypass Same Origin Policy (CVE-2023-38572)  * webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-38597)  * webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue when processing web content (CVE-2022-32885)  * webkitgtk: Same Origin Policy bypass via crafted web content (CVE-2023-27932)  * webkitgtk: Website may be able to track sensitive user information (CVE-2023-27954)  * webkitgtk: use after free vulnerability (CVE-2023-28198)  * webkitgtk: content security policy blacklist failure (CVE-2023-32370)  * webkitgtk: arbitrary javascript code execution (CVE-2023-40397)  * webkitgtk: attacker with JavaScript execution may be able to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2023-40451)  * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42833)  * webkitgtk: Visiting a website that frames malicious content may lead to UI spoofing. (CVE-2022-32919)  * webkitgtk: A website may able to track visited websites in private browsing (CVE-2022-32933)  * webkitgtk: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing (CVE-2022-46705)  * webkitgtk: Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing. (CVE-2022-46725)  Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):  * Upgrade WebKitGTK for RHEL 8.9 (BZ#2176269)  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.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-6.0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-6.0 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-6.0-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-webkit-6.0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-webkit-6.0 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-webkit-6.0-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-webkit2-4.0 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-webkit2-4.0-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-gir1.2-webkit2-4.1-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libjavascriptcoregtk-6.0-1-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libwebkitgtk-6.0-4 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libwebkitgtk-6.0-4-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.40.5-1~deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38592](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-38592.md) | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.40.5-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38592](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-38592.md) | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk Debian 14 | 2.40.5-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38592](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-38592.md) | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk-driver Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [webkit2gtk-driver 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-webkit2gtk-driver-2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 27, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 | 0:2.40.5-1.el8 | [RHSA-2023:7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 RHEL 9 | 0:2.40.5-1.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 almalinux 8 | 2.40.5-1.el8 | [ALSA-2023:7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 almalinux 9 | 2.40.5-1.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 ol 8 | 0:2.40.5-1.el8 | [ELSA-2023-7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3 ol 9 | 0:2.40.5-1.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.40.5-1.el8 | [RHSA-2023:7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel RHEL 9 | 0:2.40.5-1.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel almalinux 8 | 2.40.5-1.el8 | [ALSA-2023:7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel almalinux 9 | 2.40.5-1.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel ol 8 | 0:2.40.5-1.el8 | [ELSA-2023-7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-devel ol 9 | 0:2.40.5-1.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 | 0:2.40.5-1.el8 | [RHSA-2023:7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 9 | 0:2.40.5-1.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc almalinux 8 | 2.40.5-1.el8 | [ALSA-2023:7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc almalinux 9 | 2.40.5-1.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc ol 8 | 0:2.40.5-1.el8 | [ELSA-2023-7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc ol 9 | 0:2.40.5-1.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.40.5-1.el8 | [RHSA-2023:7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel RHEL 9 | 0:2.40.5-1.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel almalinux 8 | 2.40.5-1.el8 | [ALSA-2023:7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel almalinux 9 | 2.40.5-1.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel ol 8 | 0:2.40.5-1.el8 | [ELSA-2023-7055](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-7055.md) | Nov 17, 2023 |
| Linux | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel ol 9 | 0:2.40.5-1.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6535](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6535.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | wpewebkit Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.40.5-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38592](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-38592.md) | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Linux | wpewebkit Debian 14 | 2.40.5-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38592](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-38592.md) | Jul 28, 2023 |

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