Buffer overflow in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2025-24223
Published: May 12, 2025 / Updated: May 16, 2025
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
WPE WebKit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
visionOS
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Enterprise Storage
watchOS
macOS
Basesystem Module
Desktop Applications Module
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
Ubuntu
Fedora
Apple Safari
webkitgtk
webkit2gtk3-devel
webkit2gtk3-debugsource
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk3-lang
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-6.0
webkit-jsc-6.0-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-4.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit
WebKitGTK-4.0-lang
WebKitGTK-6.0-lang
WebKitGTK-4.1-lang
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1
webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1
webkit2gtk4-debugsource
webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser
webkit-jsc-4
typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1
webkit2gtk4-devel
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser
webkit2gtk (Ubuntu package)
webkit2gtk (Debian package)
webkitgtk4 (Red Hat package)
How to mitigate CVE-2025-24223
WPE WebKit - update to 2.48.2
visionOS - update to 2.5
watchOS - update to 11.5
macOS - update to 15.5 24F74
Apple Safari - update to 18.5
tvOS - update to 18.5
iPadOS - update to 18.5 22F76
Apple iOS - update to 18.5 22F76
webkitgtk - addressed in versions 2.48.2-1.fc41, 2.48.2-1.fc42
webkit2gtk3-devel - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk3-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk3-lang - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-4.38.1, 2.48.2-150200.147.1, 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit-jsc-6.0 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit-jsc-6.0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit-jsc-4.1 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
WebKitGTK-4.0-lang - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
WebKitGTK-6.0-lang - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
WebKitGTK-4.1-lang - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk4-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit-jsc-4 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1 - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk4-devel - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser - addressed in versions 2.48.2-150400.4.119.1, 2.48.2-150600.12.40.2
webkit2gtk (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.48.3-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 2.48.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1, 2.48.3-0ubuntu0.24.10.1, 2.48.3-0ubuntu0.25.04.1
webkit2gtk (Debian package) - update to 2.48.3-1~deb12u1
webkitgtk4 (Red Hat package) - update to 2.48.3-2.el7_9
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit
- Multiple vulnerabilities in macOS Sequoia
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple tvOS
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple visionOS
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 18 and iPadOS 18
- Fedora 41 update for webkitgtk
- Fedora 42 update for webkitgtk
- SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
- SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
- SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
- Debian update for webkit2gtk
- Ubuntu update for webkit2gtk
- SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for webkitgtk4