WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2024-0007

• Date Reported: November 27, 2024

• Advisory ID: WSA-2024-0007

• CVE identifiers: CVE-2024-44308, CVE-2024-44309

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit.

• CVE-2024-44308
  • Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.46.4.
  • Credit to Clément Lecigne and Benoît Sevens of Google’s Threat Analysis Group.
  • Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems. Description: The issue was addressed with improved checks.
  • WebKit Bugzilla: 283063
• CVE-2024-44309
  • Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.46.4.
  • Credit to Clément Lecigne and Benoît Sevens of Google’s Threat Analysis Group.
  • Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems. Description: A cookie management issue was addressed with improved state management.
  • WebKit Bugzilla: 283095

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.