Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for webkit2gtk3 addressing two vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK, the WebKit port for GTK. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-54543) involves memory corruption triggered by processing maliciously crafted web content. The second vulnerability (CVE-2025-24162) can cause an unexpected process crash under similar conditions. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants. An update is available to remediate these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers two security flaws in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine. CVE-2024-54543 is a memory corruption vulnerability caused by processing maliciously crafted web content, while CVE-2025-24162 leads to unexpected process crashes from similar content. Both vulnerabilities are rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory provides updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants to fix these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is assessed as high.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption or crash processes that use webkit2gtk3, potentially leading to denial of service or other impacts related to memory safety issues. The advisory does not report known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:2121 and the referenced update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Description
Red Hat has issued a security advisory for webkit2gtk3 addressing two vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK, the WebKit port for GTK. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-54543) involves memory corruption triggered by processing maliciously crafted web content. The second vulnerability (CVE-2025-24162) can cause an unexpected process crash under similar conditions. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants. An update is available to remediate these vulnerabilities.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers two security flaws in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine. CVE-2024-54543 is a memory corruption vulnerability caused by processing maliciously crafted web content, while CVE-2025-24162 leads to unexpected process crashes from similar content. Both vulnerabilities are rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory provides updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants to fix these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but the severity is assessed as high.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption or crash processes that use webkit2gtk3, potentially leading to denial of service or other impacts related to memory safety issues. The advisory does not report known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:2121 and the referenced update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated 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-2025:2121
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-24162"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a419cac27e9c79719ab968b
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:04 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:21:01 UTC
Last updated: 07/08/2026, 10:28:15 UTC
Views: 8
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