| Name | CVE-2023-32373 |
| Description | A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, macOS Ventura 13.4, iOS 15.7.6 and iPadOS 15.7.6, Safari 16.5, iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5. 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-5427-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk (PTS) | buster | 2.36.4-1~deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 2.38.6-0+deb10u1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye | 2.40.5-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 2.42.2-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.40.5-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 2.42.2-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.42.2-1 | fixed | |
| wpewebkit (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.38.6-1~deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2.38.6-1 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie | 2.42.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk | source | buster | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| webkit2gtk | source | bullseye | 2.40.2-1~deb11u1 | DSA-5427-1 | ||
| webkit2gtk | source | bookworm | 2.40.2-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5427-1 | ||
| webkit2gtk | source | (unstable) | 2.40.2-1 | |||
| wpewebkit | source | (unstable) | 2.40.2-2 |
[buster] - webkit2gtk <end-of-life> (webkit2gtk EOL in buster)
[bookworm] - wpewebkit <ignored> (wpewebkit not covered by security support in Bookworm)
[bullseye] - wpewebkit <ignored> (wpewebkit >= 2.40 can no longer be sensibly backported)
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=254840
https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/commit/85fd2302d16a09a82d9a6e81eb286babb23c4b3c
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0004.html