Vulnerability · Published Jul 28, 2023 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2023-38599
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 35.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 16.6, watchOS 9.6, iOS 15.7.8 and iPadOS 15.7.8, tvOS 16.6, iOS 16.6 and iPadOS 16.6, macOS Ventura 13.5. A website may be able to track sensitive user information.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.40.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7055 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3 | 2.40.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6535 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.40.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7055 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-devel | 2.40.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6535 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.40.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7055 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc | 2.40.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6535 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.40.5-1.el8 | ALSA-2023:7055 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel | 2.40.5-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6535 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.40.5-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5468-1 |
| Debian:12 | webkit2gtk | 2.40.5-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38599 |
| Debian:13 | webkit2gtk | 2.40.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38599 |
| Debian:14 | webkit2gtk | 2.40.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38599 |
| Debian:12 | wpewebkit | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38599 |
| Debian:13 | wpewebkit | 2.40.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38599 |
| Debian:14 | wpewebkit | 2.40.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38599 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38599 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38599 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38599 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.40.5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6289-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wpewebkit | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38599 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213847
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213846
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213841
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213843
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213848
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/08/02/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KJ4DG5LHWG2INDOTPB7MO4JVJN6LKL3M/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5468
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KQXJYKTGLKI6TJEFJCKPHCNY7PS72OER/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04