Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
A data isolation bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-44309) has been identified in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its Extended Update Support and Extended Life Cycle versions across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated packages to address this issue. The vulnerability is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat Product Security. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The vulnerability is related to CWE-79, indicating a potential cross-site scripting or similar issue affecting data isolation.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2024-44309 in webkit2gtk3 allows bypassing data isolation mechanisms within the WebKitGTK engine. This security flaw could potentially allow unauthorized access to data that should be isolated. Red Hat has published an advisory (RHSA-2024:10472) detailing the issue and providing updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support variants on x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The advisory classifies the impact as important and recommends applying the update to mitigate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables a data isolation bypass in webkit2gtk3, which could lead to unauthorized access to data that should be isolated within the web rendering engine context. This may compromise confidentiality or integrity of data processed by affected versions of the software. The Red Hat advisory rates the security impact as important, indicating a significant risk if left unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages to address CVE-2024-44309. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:10472 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Description
A data isolation bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-44309) has been identified in webkit2gtk3, the GTK port of the WebKit rendering engine. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its Extended Update Support and Extended Life Cycle versions across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated packages to address this issue. The vulnerability is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat Product Security. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The vulnerability is related to CWE-79, indicating a potential cross-site scripting or similar issue affecting data isolation.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2024-44309 in webkit2gtk3 allows bypassing data isolation mechanisms within the WebKitGTK engine. This security flaw could potentially allow unauthorized access to data that should be isolated. Red Hat has published an advisory (RHSA-2024:10472) detailing the issue and providing updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support variants on x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64 architectures. The advisory classifies the impact as important and recommends applying the update to mitigate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables a data isolation bypass in webkit2gtk3, which could lead to unauthorized access to data that should be isolated within the web rendering engine context. This may compromise confidentiality or integrity of data processed by affected versions of the software. The Red Hat advisory rates the security impact as important, indicating a significant risk if left unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages to address CVE-2024-44309. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its extended update support versions should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:10472 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches 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-2024:10472
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a419cc327e9c79719ac12d9
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:27 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:41:39 UTC
Last updated: 07/03/2026, 15:20:36 UTC
Views: 29
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