Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine, allow processing of maliciously crafted web content that may cause unexpected process crashes or memory corruption. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 and related packages. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3 as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0. The vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54505, CVE-2024-54508) involve processing maliciously crafted web content that can lead to unexpected process crashes or memory corruption. The issues correspond to CWE-404 (improper resource shutdown), CWE-125 (out-of-bounds read), CWE-843 (type confusion), and CWE-20 (input validation). Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages (version 2.46.5-1.el9_0) to fix these vulnerabilities. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may cause denial of service through unexpected process crashes or potentially memory corruption, which could lead to further undefined behavior or security risks. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security concern but no confirmed exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages (version 2.46.5-1.el9_0) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0283 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine, allow processing of maliciously crafted web content that may cause unexpected process crashes or memory corruption. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 and related packages. Red Hat has issued an important security update to address these vulnerabilities.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3 as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0. The vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54505, CVE-2024-54508) involve processing maliciously crafted web content that can lead to unexpected process crashes or memory corruption. The issues correspond to CWE-404 (improper resource shutdown), CWE-125 (out-of-bounds read), CWE-843 (type confusion), and CWE-20 (input validation). Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages (version 2.46.5-1.el9_0) to fix these vulnerabilities. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may cause denial of service through unexpected process crashes or potentially memory corruption, which could lead to further undefined behavior or security risks. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security concern but no confirmed exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages (version 2.46.5-1.el9_0) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:0283 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated 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-2025:0283
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-54502","CVE-2024-54505","CVE-2024-54508"]
Threat ID: 6a18be67e29bf47b5038780b
Added to database: 05/28/2026, 22:15:03 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 23:55:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 49
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