WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2024-0006

• Date Reported: October 31, 2024

• Advisory ID: WSA-2024-0006

• CVE identifiers: CVE-2024-44185, CVE-2024-44244, CVE-2024-44296

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit.

• CVE-2024-44185
  • Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.46.0.
  • Credit to Gary Kwong.
  • Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
  • WebKit Bugzilla: 276097
• CVE-2024-44244
  • Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.46.3.
  • Credit to an anonymous researcher, Q1IQ (@q1iqF) and P1umer (@p1umer).
  • Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash Description: A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.
  • WebKit Bugzilla: 279780
• CVE-2024-44296
  • Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.46.3.
  • Credit to Narendra Bhati, Manager of Cyber Security at Suma Soft Pvt. Ltd, Pune (India).
  • Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
  • WebKit Bugzilla: 278765

We recommend updating to the latest stable versions of WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit. It is the best way to ensure that you are running safe versions of WebKit. Please check our websites for information about the latest stable releases.

Further information about WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit security advisories can be found at: webkitgtk.org/security.html or wpewebkit.org/security.