SB20260422219 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3



SB20260422219 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3

Published: April 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260422219
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 18
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

High 11% Medium 33% Low 56%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 18 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43213)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and crash the browser.


2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43214)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and crash the browser.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43457)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and crash the browser.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43511)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack. 

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in WebKit Web Inspector. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and perform a denial of service attack.



5) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-46299)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and disclose internal states of the app.


6) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20608)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and crash the browser. 


7) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20635)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and crash the browser. 


8) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20636)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and crash the browser. 


9) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20644)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and crash the browser. 


10) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20652)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and crash the browser. 


11) State Issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20676)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to track website users.

The vulnerability exists due to a state issue in WebKit. A remote attacker can track users through Safari web extensions.


12) Protection mechanism failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20643)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient implementation of security measures within the Navigation API in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and bypass Same Origin Policy.


13) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20664)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform an unexpected process crash.


14) State Issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20665)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a state management issue in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and prevent Content Security Policy from being enforced.


15) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20691)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the WebKit Sandboxing component. A remote attacker can gain fingerprint the user. 


16) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28857)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform an unexpected process crash.


17) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28859)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in WebKit when processing web content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and force the browser into processing restricted web content outside the sandbox.


18) Universal cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28871)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of an arbitrary website.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.