| Name | CVE-2024-40789 |
| Description | An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, Safari 17.6, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, watchOS 10.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, macOS Sonoma 14.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3864-1, DSA-5762-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk (PTS) | bullseye | 2.44.2-1~deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 2.46.4-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.46.0-2~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 2.46.4-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 2.46.4-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 2.46.5-1 | fixed | |
| wpewebkit (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.38.6-1~deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2.38.6-1 | vulnerable | |
| trixie | 2.46.4-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 2.46.5-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk | source | bullseye | 2.44.3-1~deb11u1 | DLA-3864-1 | ||
| webkit2gtk | source | bookworm | 2.44.3-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5762-1 | ||
| webkit2gtk | source | (unstable) | 2.44.3-1 | |||
| wpewebkit | source | (unstable) | 2.44.3-1 |
[bookworm] - wpewebkit <ignored> (wpewebkit not covered by security support in Bookworm)
[bullseye] - wpewebkit <ignored> (wpewebkit >= 2.40 can no longer be sensibly backported)
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2024-0004.html