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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2024-40780 EUVD-2024-38621GHSA-j573-cwg3-wh35

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17…

Published Jul 29, 2024 · Updated Apr 2, 2026 · Assigned by apple

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.6, iOS 16.7.9 and iPadOS 16.7.9, iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6, macOS Sonoma 14.6, tvOS 17.6, visionOS 1.3, watchOS 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apple Safari < 17.6 17.6
Apple iOS and iPadOS < 16.7.9, < 17.6 16.7.9
Apple macOS < 14.6 14.6
Apple tvOS < 17.6 17.6
Apple visionOS < 1.3 1.3
Apple watchOS < 10.6 10.6

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 wpewebkit +1 2.44.3-1 —
Debian 13 wpewebkit +1 2.44.3-1 —
Debian 12 webkit2gtk 2.44.3-1~deb12u1 DSA-5762-1
Debian 12 wpewebkit No fix yet —
Debian 11 webkit2gtk 2.44.3-1~deb11u1 DLA-3864-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS qtwebkit-opensource-src No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS webkit2gtk 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 USN-6996-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS webkit2gtk 2.44.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 USN-6996-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS wpewebkit +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS wpewebkit +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS webkitgtk +3 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS webkitgtk +3 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.1-2.el9_4 RHSA-2024:8180
RHEL 8 webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_10 RHSA-2024:9636
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.2 EUS webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.1-1.el9_2 RHSA-2024:8492
RHEL 9.0 E4S webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.1-1.el9_0 RHSA-2024:8496
RHEL 8.8 EUS webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_8 RHSA-2024:9646
RHEL 8.6 TUS webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_6 RHSA-2024:9653
RHEL 8.6 E4S webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_6 RHSA-2024:9653
RHEL 8.6 AUS webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_6 RHSA-2024:9653
RHEL 8.4 TUS webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_4 RHSA-2024:9679
RHEL 8.4 E4S webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_4 RHSA-2024:9679
RHEL 8.4 AUS webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_4 RHSA-2024:9679
RHEL 8.2 AUS webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_2 RHSA-2024:9680
RHEL 7 ELS webkitgtk4 +4 2.48.3-2.el7_9 RHSA-2025:10364

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.1-2.el9_4 ALSA-2024:8180
AlmaLinux 8 webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_10 ALSA-2024:9636

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 webkit2gtk3 2.46.1-2.el9_4 RLSA-2024:8180
Rocky Linux 8 webkit2gtk3 2.46.3-1.el8_10 RLSA-2024:9636
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 webkit2gtk3 +2 2.44.2-150600.12.6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3109-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2905-1
SLES 15 SP5 webkit2gtk3 +2 2.44.3-150400.4.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3091-1
SLES 15 SP4 webkit2gtk3 +2 2.44.3-150400.4.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3091-1
SLES 15 SP3 webkit2gtk3 2.44.2-150200.115.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3052-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2949-1
SLES 15 SP2 webkit2gtk3 2.44.2-150200.115.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3052-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2949-1
Show 11 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 webkit2gtk3 2.44.3-4.12.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3005-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 webkit2gtk3 +2 2.44.3-150400.4.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3091-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 webkit2gtk3 2.44.2-150200.115.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3052-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2949-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 webkit2gtk3 2.44.2-150200.115.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3052-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2949-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 webkit2gtk3 2.44.3-4.12.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3005-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 webkit2gtk3 +2 2.44.3-150400.4.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3091-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 webkit2gtk3 2.44.2-150200.115.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3052-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2949-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 webkit2gtk3 2.44.2-150200.115.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3052-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2949-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 webkit2gtk3-soup2 2.44.3-150400.4.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3091-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 webkit2gtk3-soup2 2.44.3-150400.4.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3091-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 webkit2gtk3 2.44.2-150200.115.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3052-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2949-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 webkit2gtk3 +2 2.44.2-150600.12.6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3109-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2905-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 webkit2gtk3 +2 2.44.3-150400.4.88.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3091-1

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 webkitgtk4 +3 2.42.5-1.amzn2.0.5 ALAS2-2024-2623

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.1-2.el9_4 ELSA-2024-8180
Oracle Linux 8 webkit2gtk3 +3 2.46.3-1.el8_10 ELSA-2024-9636

Advisories 31

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