Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in WebKitGTK, the GTK port of the WebKit web rendering engine, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 2 Extended Update Support and related versions. These vulnerabilities include several instances where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause unexpected process crashes or memory corruption. The issues are tracked under CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54505, and CVE-2024-54508. Red Hat has released an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities. The update is available for various architectures and product variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 2. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3, the WebKitGTK port of the WebKit rendering engine to the GTK platform. The vulnerabilities involve processing maliciously crafted web content that can lead to unexpected process crashes (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54508) and memory corruption (CVE-2024-54505). These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related packages. Red Hat has issued an important security update (RHSA-2025:0282) that fixes these vulnerabilities. The advisory references multiple bugzilla entries and provides updated package versions for remediation. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may cause affected processes using WebKitGTK to crash unexpectedly or experience memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or other stability issues. The advisory does not report any known active exploitation in the wild. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant but not critical risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official security update from Red Hat (RHSA-2025:0282) is available and should be applied to affected systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. The update addresses all four CVEs by fixing the underlying issues in webkit2gtk3. Administrators should follow Red Hat's published guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to apply the update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in WebKitGTK, the GTK port of the WebKit web rendering engine, affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 2 Extended Update Support and related versions. These vulnerabilities include several instances where processing maliciously crafted web content may cause unexpected process crashes or memory corruption. The issues are tracked under CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54505, and CVE-2024-54508. Red Hat has released an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities. The update is available for various architectures and product variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 2. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in webkit2gtk3, the WebKitGTK port of the WebKit rendering engine to the GTK platform. The vulnerabilities involve processing maliciously crafted web content that can lead to unexpected process crashes (CVE-2024-54479, CVE-2024-54502, CVE-2024-54508) and memory corruption (CVE-2024-54505). These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related packages. Red Hat has issued an important security update (RHSA-2025:0282) that fixes these vulnerabilities. The advisory references multiple bugzilla entries and provides updated package versions for remediation. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may cause affected processes using WebKitGTK to crash unexpectedly or experience memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or other stability issues. The advisory does not report any known active exploitation in the wild. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant but not critical risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official security update from Red Hat (RHSA-2025:0282) is available and should be applied to affected systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants. The update addresses all four CVEs by fixing the underlying issues in webkit2gtk3. Administrators should follow Red Hat's published guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to apply the update. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required 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-2025:0282
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-54502","CVE-2024-54505","CVE-2024-54508"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a18be67e29bf47b503877f9
Added to database: 5/28/2026, 10:15:03 PM
Last enriched: 5/28/2026, 10:20:15 PM
Last updated: 5/29/2026, 2:16:44 PM
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