Vulnerability · Published Nov 1, 2022 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2022-42823
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity type confusion 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 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
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 | 2.38.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42823 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42823 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.38.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42823 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | 2.38.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42823 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.38.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42823 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.38.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-42823 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42823 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42823 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42823 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.38.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | USN-5730-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-42823 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213492
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213495
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213491
- [oss-security] 20221104 WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2022-0010 mailing-list
- FEDORA-2022-08fdc4138a vendor-advisory
- DSA-5273 vendor-advisory
- DSA-5274 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221109 [SECURITY] [DLA 3183-1] webkit2gtk security update mailing-list
- FEDORA-2022-ce32af66d6 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-e7726761c4 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202305-32 vendor-advisory