Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit web rendering engine. These include several issues where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause unexpected crashes in Safari or other processes, as well as a vulnerability allowing websites to access sensor information without user consent. Red Hat has issued an important security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers five security vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The issues include multiple crash vulnerabilities triggered by malicious web content (CVE-2025-43272, CVE-2025-43342, CVE-2025-43343, CVE-2025-43368) and a privacy issue where a website may access sensor information without user consent (CVE-2025-43356). These vulnerabilities are rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The update fixes these issues by patching the webkitgtk component. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. The affected products include various architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may lead to unexpected crashes of Safari or other processes handling web content, potentially causing denial of service. Additionally, one vulnerability allows a website to access sensor information without obtaining user consent, which may lead to privacy violations. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for webkit2gtk3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:20922) to remediate these vulnerabilities. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit web rendering engine. These include several issues where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause unexpected crashes in Safari or other processes, as well as a vulnerability allowing websites to access sensor information without user consent. Red Hat has issued an important security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these issues.
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers five security vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The issues include multiple crash vulnerabilities triggered by malicious web content (CVE-2025-43272, CVE-2025-43342, CVE-2025-43343, CVE-2025-43368) and a privacy issue where a website may access sensor information without user consent (CVE-2025-43356). These vulnerabilities are rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The update fixes these issues by patching the webkitgtk component. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory. The affected products include various architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may lead to unexpected crashes of Safari or other processes handling web content, potentially causing denial of service. Additionally, one vulnerability allows a website to access sensor information without obtaining user consent, which may lead to privacy violations. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for webkit2gtk3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:20922) to remediate these vulnerabilities. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are specified or required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:20922
- Cve Count
- 5
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-43342","CVE-2025-43343","CVE-2025-43356","CVE-2025-43368"]
Threat ID: 6a419cad27e9c79719ab9dfa
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:05 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:22:47 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 28
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