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Message-ID: <8eba63df-b543-10af-8f29-4c4c8ab3a5dc@igalia.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 01:04:46 +0100
From: Carlos Alberto Lopez Perez <clopez@...lia.com>
To: webkit-gtk@...ts.webkit.org, webkit-wpe@...ts.webkit.org
Cc: security@...kit.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2023-0012

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WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory                 WSA-2023-0012
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Date reported           : December 18, 2023
Advisory ID             : WSA-2023-0012
WebKitGTK Advisory URL  : https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0012.html
WPE WebKit Advisory URL : https://wpewebkit.org/security/WSA-2023-0012.html
CVE identifiers         : CVE-2023-42883, CVE-2023-42890.

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit.

CVE-2023-42883
    Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.42.4.
    Credit to Zoom Offensive Security Team.
    Impact: Processing a SVG image may lead to a denial-of-service.
    Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
    WebKit Bugzilla: 263349

CVE-2023-42890
    Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.42.0.
    Credit to Pwn2car.
    Impact: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
    Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
    WebKit Bugzilla: 259830


We recommend updating to the latest stable versions of WebKitGTK and WPE
WebKit. It is the best way to ensure that you are running safe versions
of WebKit. Please check our websites for information about the latest
stable releases.

Further information about WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit security advisories
can be found at: https://webkitgtk.org/security.html or
https://wpewebkit.org/security/.

The WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit team,
December 18, 2023

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