Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-42826
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16, Safari 16.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.38.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:2834 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.38.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:2256 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42826 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42826 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42826 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.38.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42826 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.38.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42826 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.38.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42826 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42826 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42826 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42826 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5867-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42826 |