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8.8

Google Chrome and Firefox may crash or leak memory on Linux

published 1 year ago
Summary

An update is available for the webkit2gtk3 library, which is used by Google Chrome and Firefox on Linux. If not updated, these browsers may crash or leak sensitive information. Update your Linux system and web browsers to a version that includes this fix.

What to do
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3 to version 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-debuginfo to version 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-debugsource to version 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-devel to version 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo to version 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc to version 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo to version 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel to version 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4.
  • Update redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo to version 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3 < 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-debuginfo < 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-debugsource < 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-devel < 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo < 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc < 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo < 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel < 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream redhat webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo < 0:2.50.0-2.el9_4
Fix: upgrade to 0:2.50.0-2.el9_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
Published13 Oct 2025
Updated21 Mar 2026
First seen21 Mar 2026
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