Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform. Security Fix(es): * webkitgtk: out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CVE-2025-24201) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-24201 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in webkitgtk, the GTK platform port of the WebKit rendering engine. This vulnerability was addressed by Red Hat in an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:2864) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its Extended Update Support and Extended Life Cycle variants across multiple architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64). The advisory provides updated webkit2gtk3 packages (version 2.46.6-2.el9_5) to fix the issue. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the issue is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an out-of-bounds write in the webkitgtk component, which could lead to memory corruption. This may result in application crashes or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service, depending on exploitation. The advisory does not report known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages (e.g., version 2.46.6-2.el9_5) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply these official updates as described in Red Hat's advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since an official fix is available, applying the update is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Description
WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform. Security Fix(es): * webkitgtk: out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CVE-2025-24201) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-24201 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in webkitgtk, the GTK platform port of the WebKit rendering engine. This vulnerability was addressed by Red Hat in an important security advisory (RHSA-2025:2864) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its Extended Update Support and Extended Life Cycle variants across multiple architectures (x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, aarch64). The advisory provides updated webkit2gtk3 packages (version 2.46.6-2.el9_5) to fix the issue. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the issue is rated as important by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an out-of-bounds write in the webkitgtk component, which could lead to memory corruption. This may result in application crashes or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service, depending on exploitation. The advisory does not report known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages (e.g., version 2.46.6-2.el9_5) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply these official updates as described in Red Hat's advisory and article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since an official fix is available, applying the update is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:2864
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a419ca827e9c79719ab7a71
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:00 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:16:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 32
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