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CVE-2023-42843

Publication date 21 February 2024

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

An inconsistent user interface issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 16.7.2 and iPadOS 16.7.2, iOS 17.1 and iPadOS 17.1, Safari 17.1, macOS Sonoma 14.1. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
qtwebkit-opensource-src 24.04 LTS noble Ignored
23.10 mantic Ignored
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
qtwebkit-source 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
webkit2gtk 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Fixed 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.44.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
webkitgtk 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
wpewebkit 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal Ignored

Notes

jdstrand

webkit receives limited support. For details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#webkit webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8

mdeslaur

It is no longer possible to build new webkit2gtk versions on focal and earlier. Marking as ignored.

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-6732-1
    • WebKitGTK vulnerabilities
    • 15 April 2024

Other references