🛡️ UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27838
Description
The issue was addressed by adding additional logic. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 16.7.8 and iPadOS 16.7.8, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.
Affected software and timeline
Affected software: qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit2gtk (fixed in 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1), webkitgtk and wpewebkit. Published on 10 June 2024 and last revised on 20 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| qtwebkit-opensource-src | — | — |
| qtwebkit-source | — | — |
| webkit2gtk | — | 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 |
| webkitgtk | — | — |
| wpewebkit | — | — |
References
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