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 the GTK platform. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-54543) may lead to memory corruption when processing maliciously crafted web content. The second vulnerability (CVE-2025-24162) may cause an unexpected process crash under similar conditions. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. A security update is available to remediate these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers two security flaws in webkitgtk, part of the WebKitGTK project. CVE-2024-54543 involves memory corruption triggered by processing malicious web content, while CVE-2025-24162 involves an unexpected process crash from similar input. Both vulnerabilities could impact the stability and security of applications using WebKitGTK on the GTK platform. Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS to address these issues.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of CVE-2024-54543 could lead to memory corruption, potentially allowing attackers to affect the application's memory integrity. CVE-2025-24162 could cause unexpected process crashes, leading to denial of service conditions. The advisory does not confirm active exploitation in the wild. The impact is rated as Important by Red Hat, indicating significant security concerns but no confirmed remote code execution or privilege escalation details.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat article 11258 to remediate these issues. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified. Patch status is confirmed as an official fix available from Red Hat.
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 the GTK platform. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-54543) may lead to memory corruption when processing maliciously crafted web content. The second vulnerability (CVE-2025-24162) may cause an unexpected process crash under similar conditions. These issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. A security update is available to remediate these vulnerabilities.
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers two security flaws in webkitgtk, part of the WebKitGTK project. CVE-2024-54543 involves memory corruption triggered by processing malicious web content, while CVE-2025-24162 involves an unexpected process crash from similar input. Both vulnerabilities could impact the stability and security of applications using WebKitGTK on the GTK platform. Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS to address these issues.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of CVE-2024-54543 could lead to memory corruption, potentially allowing attackers to affect the application's memory integrity. CVE-2025-24162 could cause unexpected process crashes, leading to denial of service conditions. The advisory does not confirm active exploitation in the wild. The impact is rated as Important by Red Hat, indicating significant security concerns but no confirmed remote code execution or privilege escalation details.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated webkit2gtk3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat article 11258 to remediate these issues. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified. Patch status is confirmed as an official fix available from Red Hat.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:1960
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-24162"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a419cae27e9c79719aba46f
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 22:14:06 UTC
Last enriched: 06/28/2026, 22:23:56 UTC
Last updated: 07/07/2026, 10:35:07 UTC
Views: 7
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