Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for webkit2gtk3 addressing two vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-54543) involves memory corruption triggered by processing maliciously crafted web content. The second (CVE-2025-24162) may cause an unexpected process crash under similar conditions. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants. A security update is available to address these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The advisory covers two security flaws in webkitgtk: CVE-2024-54543, which can lead to memory corruption when processing malicious web content, and CVE-2025-24162, which can cause an unexpected process crash. Both vulnerabilities stem from improper handling of crafted web content in WebKitGTK. Red Hat has released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants to remediate these issues. The advisory rates the impact as Important (high severity) but does not provide CVSS scores. The vulnerabilities correspond to CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) and CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer).
Potential Impact
Exploitation of CVE-2024-54543 could lead to memory corruption, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause instability. CVE-2025-24162 may cause the affected process to crash unexpectedly, leading to denial of service. Both vulnerabilities arise from processing maliciously crafted web content in WebKitGTK, impacting applications using this library on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for webkit2gtk3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the updated packages as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:1959 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches fully mitigates the vulnerabilities. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Description
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for webkit2gtk3 addressing two vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-54543) involves memory corruption triggered by processing maliciously crafted web content. The second (CVE-2025-24162) may cause an unexpected process crash under similar conditions. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants. A security update is available to address these vulnerabilities.
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Technical Analysis
The advisory covers two security flaws in webkitgtk: CVE-2024-54543, which can lead to memory corruption when processing malicious web content, and CVE-2025-24162, which can cause an unexpected process crash. Both vulnerabilities stem from improper handling of crafted web content in WebKitGTK. Red Hat has released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants to remediate these issues. The advisory rates the impact as Important (high severity) but does not provide CVSS scores. The vulnerabilities correspond to CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) and CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer).
Potential Impact
Exploitation of CVE-2024-54543 could lead to memory corruption, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause instability. CVE-2025-24162 may cause the affected process to crash unexpectedly, leading to denial of service. Both vulnerabilities arise from processing maliciously crafted web content in WebKitGTK, impacting applications using this library on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 systems.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for webkit2gtk3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the updated packages as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:1959 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches fully mitigates the vulnerabilities. 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-2025:1959
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-24162"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a419cae27e9c79719aba476
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:06 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:24:01 UTC
Last updated: 07/08/2026, 10:28:15 UTC
Views: 10
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