SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
| Risk | Critical |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-42916 CVE-2023-42917 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit |
Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild. Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild. |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebkit2gtk3-lang Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component webkit2gtk3-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component webkit2gtk3-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU83605
Risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42916
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Update the affected package webkit2gtk3 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12: 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libwebkit2gtk3-lang: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
webkit2gtk3-debugsource: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
webkit2gtk3-devel: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension_12:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwebkit2gtk3-lang:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:typelib-1_0-javascriptcore-4_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:typelib-1_0-webkit2-4_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:webkit2gtk3-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:webkit2gtk3-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:typelib-1_0-webkit2webextension-4_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234827-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
2) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU83606
Risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42917
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Update the affected package webkit2gtk3 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12: 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libwebkit2gtk3-lang: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
webkit2gtk3-debugsource: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
webkit2gtk3-devel: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0: before 2.42.3-2.161.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension_12:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwebkit2gtk3-lang:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:typelib-1_0-javascriptcore-4_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:typelib-1_0-webkit2-4_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:webkit2gtk3-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:webkit2gtk3-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:typelib-1_0-webkit2webextension-4_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234827-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
