SB2026042960 - SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
Published: April 29, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.
1) Protection mechanism failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20643)
CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
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.
2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20664)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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.
3) State Issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20665)
CWE-ID: CWE-371 - State Issues
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
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.
4) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-20691)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
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.
5) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28857)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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.
6) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28859)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
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.
7) State Issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28861)
CWE-ID: CWE-371 - State Issues
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of web content in WebKit when processing malicious web pages. A remote attacker can entice the victim to visit a specially crafted website and access script message handlers intended for other origins.
8) Universal cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28871)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
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.