Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. These vulnerabilities include several issues where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause unexpected process crashes or memory corruption. The vulnerabilities are tracked under CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54505, and CVE-2024-54508. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2025:0146 addresses four vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine. The issues include multiple instances where processing specially crafted web content can lead to unexpected process crashes (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54508) and one instance of memory corruption (CVE-2024-54505). These vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 across various architectures and support levels. The advisory provides updated packages to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities can cause the affected web rendering processes to crash unexpectedly, potentially disrupting applications relying on webkit2gtk3. The memory corruption vulnerability could lead to more severe consequences, such as arbitrary code execution or system instability, though specific impact details are not provided. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0146 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Applying these official patches is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor guidance indicates that no action is required or that the issues are already mitigated.
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. These vulnerabilities include several issues where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause unexpected process crashes or memory corruption. The vulnerabilities are tracked under CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54505, and CVE-2024-54508. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing these issues.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2025:0146 addresses four vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine. The issues include multiple instances where processing specially crafted web content can lead to unexpected process crashes (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54508) and one instance of memory corruption (CVE-2024-54505). These vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 across various architectures and support levels. The advisory provides updated packages to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities can cause the affected web rendering processes to crash unexpectedly, potentially disrupting applications relying on webkit2gtk3. The memory corruption vulnerability could lead to more severe consequences, such as arbitrary code execution or system instability, though specific impact details are not provided. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0146 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). Applying these official patches is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor guidance indicates that no action is required or that the issues are already mitigated.
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: 05/28/2026, 22:15:03 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 23:56:17 UTC
Last updated: 07/25/2026, 08:51:58 UTC
Views: 61
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