Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-23222

high Nessus Plugin ID 228141

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.3 and iPadOS 17.3, macOS Sonoma 14.3, tvOS 17.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited. (CVE-2024-23222)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 228141

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_23222.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 8/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23222

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwebkit2gtk, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkitgtk3, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkitgtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkitgtk3-doc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:webkit2gtk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtwebkit-opensource-src, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkitgtk3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwebkit2gtk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkitgtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkitgtk3-doc, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wpewebkit, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtwebkit-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:webkitgtk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wpewebkit

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 2/13/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23222

Detections

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