UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27834: Medium severity ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src vulnerability

Published May 14, 2024
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Updated

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, watchOS 10.5. An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication.

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-source*
ubuntu/webkitgtk*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-source*
ubuntu/webkitgtk*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/wpewebkit*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
ubuntu/wpewebkit*
ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src*
ubuntu/webkit2gtk<2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade ubuntu/webkit2gtk to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.44.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade Safari to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.8
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 16.7.8
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.5
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.5
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade watchOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 10.5

Event History

May 14, 2024
CVE Published
via OSV·03:13 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:13 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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