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webkit2gtk, wpewebkit — security advisory
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. 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 against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
- Products
- webkit2gtk, wpewebkit
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.38.3-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-42856
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 14:30 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.2, tvOS 16.2, macOS Ventura 13.1, iOS 15.7.2 and iPadOS 15.7.2, iOS 16.1.2. 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 against versions of iOS released before iOS 15.1..
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42856
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.38.3-1
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.38.3-1
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.38.3-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.38.3-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.38.3-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.38.3-1
Complete source record
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