SB20250529138 - SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
Published: May 29, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 9 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42875)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42970)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23226)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24223)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
5) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31204)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
6) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31205)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in WebKit engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and exfiltrate data cross-origin.
7) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31206)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the WebKit engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a type confusion error and crash the browser.
8) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31215)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform an unexpected process crash.
9) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31257)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform an unexpected Safari crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.