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webkit2gtk, wpewebkit — security advisory
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
- Products
- webkit2gtk, wpewebkit
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.38.2-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-42823
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 15:02 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, macOS Ventura 13, watchOS 9.1, Safari 16.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42823
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.38.2-1
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.38.2-1
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.38.2-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.38.2-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.38.2-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.38.2-1
Complete source record
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