High severity8.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-42917

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.1.2 and iPadOS 17.1.2, macOS Sonoma 14.1.2, Safari 17.1.2. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.

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Affected products

106

Apple Inc./Safari3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <17.1.2
- (no CPE)range: <17.1.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Webkitgtk/Webkitgtk
cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2.42.3
Apple Inc./Ipados2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <15.8.1
- (no CPE)range: <17.1.2
Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <15.8.1
Apple Inc./macOS2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0,<14.1.2
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedoraproject/Fedora2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Apple Inc./macOS Sonomallm-fuzzy
Range: <14.1.2
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <16.7.1, <17.1.2
osv-coords90 versions
pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9 pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-dbg pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-default-jdk pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-default-jvm pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-default-policy pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-doc pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-jmods pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-jre pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9 pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-dbg pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-default-jdk pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-default-jvm pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-default-policy pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-doc pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-jmods pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-jre pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9 pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-dbg pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-default-jdk pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-default-jvm pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-default-policy pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-doc pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-jmods pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-jre pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-25-openj9 pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-25-openj9-dbg pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-25-openj9-default-jdk pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-25-openj9-default-jvm pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-25-openj9-jmods pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-25-openj9-jre pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-26-openj9 pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-26-openj9-dbg pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-26-openj9-default-jdk pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-26-openj9-default-jvm pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-26-openj9-jmods pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-26-openj9-jre pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8 pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-dbg pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-default-jdk pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-default-jvm pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-demos pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-doc pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-jre pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9 pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-dbg pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-default-jdk pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-default-jvm pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-doc pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-jre pkg:apk/wolfi/openjdk-8 pkg:apk/wolfi/openjdk-8-dbg pkg:apk/wolfi/openjdk-8-default-jdk pkg:apk/wolfi/openjdk-8-default-jvm pkg:apk/wolfi/openjdk-8-demos pkg:apk/wolfi/openjdk-8-doc pkg:apk/wolfi/openjdk-8-jre pkg:bitnami/java pkg:bitnami/java-min pkg:bitnami/jre pkg:rpm/almalinux/webkit2gtk3 pkg:rpm/almalinux/webkit2gtk3-devel pkg:rpm/almalinux/webkit2gtk3-jsc pkg:rpm/almalinux/webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel pkg:rpm/opensuse/webkit2gtk3&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/webkit2gtk3&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/webkit2gtk3-soup2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/webkit2gtk3-soup2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/opensuse/webkit2gtk4&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4 pkg:rpm/opensuse/webkit2gtk4&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3-soup2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk3-soup2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/webkit2gtk4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5
< 0.53.0-r0+ 89 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.48.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.48.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.48.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.48.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.48.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.48.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.48.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.48.0-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 0
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 8.482-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 8.482-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.53.0-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 8.482-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 8.482-r8
- (no CPE)range: < 8.412.08-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.40.5-1.el9_3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.40.5-1.el9_3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.40.5-1.el9_3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.40.5-1.el9_3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150200.94.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150200.94.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150200.94.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150200.94.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-2.161.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150200.94.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150200.94.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-2.161.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150000.3.160.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150200.94.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150200.94.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-2.161.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-2.161.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.42.3-150400.4.67.1
Apple Inc./iOS and iPadOScpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/12nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/13nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/35nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/05/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-04nvdThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214031nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214032nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT214033nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT214033nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT214034nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT214062nvdVendor Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5575nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AD2KIHHCUBQC2YYH3FJWAHI5BG3QETOH/nvdMailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/P5LQS6VEI7VIZNC7QGQ62EOV45R5RJIR/nvdMailing List
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource

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