Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. Safari before 10.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Web Inspector" component. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) by leveraging a window-close action during a debugger-pause state.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | webkit2gtk | 2.14.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | webkit2gtk | 2.14.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | webkit2gtk | 2.14.6-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | qtwebkit-opensource-src | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | webkitgtk +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | webkit2gtk | 2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | USN-3257-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | webkitgtk +2 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- USN-3257-1 webkit2gtk vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
References
- 97129 vdb-entry
- 1038137 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201706-15 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT207600
- https://support.apple.com/HT207617