CVE-2023-42970 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-42970: A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 4 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-42970 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

webkit2gtk→ fixed in2.42.1-1~deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y webkit2gtk
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

webkit2gtk→ fixed in2.42.1-1~deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y webkit2gtk
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

webkit2gtk→ fixed in2.42.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y webkit2gtk
```
wpewebkit→ fixed in2.42.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y wpewebkit
```

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