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Debian: CVE-2022-42823: webkit2gtk, wpewebkit -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2022-42823: webkit2gtk, wpewebkit -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/01/2022
Created
11/11/2022
Added
11/10/2022
Modified
11/10/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-webkit2gtk
  • debian-upgrade-wpewebkit

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