Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine, have been identified that allow processing of maliciously crafted web content to cause unexpected process crashes and memory corruption. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related packages. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54505, and CVE-2024-54508. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing these flaws. The vulnerabilities are rated as having a high security impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in the webkit2gtk3 package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The vulnerabilities allow processing of maliciously crafted web content to cause unexpected process crashes (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54508) and memory corruption (CVE-2024-54505). These issues stem from weaknesses related to improper handling of web content, as indicated by associated CWEs (CWE-404, CWE-125, CWE-843, CWE-20). Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:0146 and provides links for applying the update. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the impact is rated as important/high by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may lead to denial of service via unexpected process crashes or potentially memory corruption, which could affect the stability and security of applications using WebKitGTK. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities affect multiple architectures supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The impact is rated as high by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users and administrators should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0146 and the linked update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying the official patch is the recommended remediation. There is no indication that no action is required or that the issue is already mitigated without patching.
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine, have been identified that allow processing of maliciously crafted web content to cause unexpected process crashes and memory corruption. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related packages. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54505, and CVE-2024-54508. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing these flaws. The vulnerabilities are rated as having a high security impact. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in the webkit2gtk3 package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The vulnerabilities allow processing of maliciously crafted web content to cause unexpected process crashes (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54508) and memory corruption (CVE-2024-54505). These issues stem from weaknesses related to improper handling of web content, as indicated by associated CWEs (CWE-404, CWE-125, CWE-843, CWE-20). Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2025:0146 and provides links for applying the update. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the impact is rated as important/high by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may lead to denial of service via unexpected process crashes or potentially memory corruption, which could affect the stability and security of applications using WebKitGTK. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities affect multiple architectures supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The impact is rated as high by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users and administrators should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0146 and the linked update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying the official patch is the recommended remediation. There is no indication that no action is required or that the issue is already mitigated without patching.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:0146
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-54502","CVE-2024-54505","CVE-2024-54508"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a18be67e29bf47b503879c4
Added to database: 5/28/2026, 10:15:03 PM
Last enriched: 5/28/2026, 10:19:31 PM
Last updated: 5/29/2026, 2:16:34 PM
Views: 2
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