webkit2gtk vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-54479)
Several security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The vulnerabilities include several instances where processing maliciously crafted web content can cause unexpected process crashes (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54508) and one instance of memory corruption (CVE-2024-54505). These issues stem from weaknesses in handling web content within the WebKitGTK engine. Red Hat has issued updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities as detailed in advisory RHSA-2025:0145.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may cause denial of service through unexpected process crashes or potentially more severe impacts due to memory corruption. The vulnerabilities affect the web rendering engine used in GTK applications, potentially impacting any application relying on webkit2gtk3 for rendering web content. 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 8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0145 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official update.
webkit2gtk vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-54479)
Description
Several security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The vulnerabilities include several instances where processing maliciously crafted web content can cause unexpected process crashes (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54508) and one instance of memory corruption (CVE-2024-54505). These issues stem from weaknesses in handling web content within the WebKitGTK engine. Red Hat has issued updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities as detailed in advisory RHSA-2025:0145.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may cause denial of service through unexpected process crashes or potentially more severe impacts due to memory corruption. The vulnerabilities affect the web rendering engine used in GTK applications, potentially impacting any application relying on webkit2gtk3 for rendering web content. 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 8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0145 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:0145
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-54502","CVE-2024-54505","CVE-2024-54508"]
Threat ID: 6a18be67e29bf47b503879cd
Added to database: 05/28/2026, 22:15:03 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 23:56:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 54
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