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8.8

WebKitGTK 3 can let attackers take control of your system

published 2 months ago
Summary

The WebKitGTK 3 library used by many web‑based applications on Red Hat Linux has a security weakness that could allow a malicious website or content to execute code on the server or workstation. This could lead to unauthorized access or data loss. Install the latest Red Hat security update for WebKitGTK 3 as soon as possible to close the gap.

What to do
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3 to version 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-debuginfo to version 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-debugsource to version 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo to version 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc to version 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo to version 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel to version 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo to version 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3 < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-debuginfo < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-debugsource < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-devel < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3 < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-debuginfo < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-debugsource < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-devel < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo < 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.52.5-1.el8_4
Original advisory text
Red Hat Security Advisory: webkit2gtk3 security update
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
8.8 High
Timeline
Published20 Aug 2026
Updated22 Aug 2026
First seen22 Aug 2026
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