Use-after-free in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2025-43457

Vulnerability identifier: #VU117964

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.1 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43457

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
visionOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Fedora
Development Tools Module
Desktop Applications Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
macOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
watchOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
webkitgtk6.0-doc
webkit2gtk4.1-doc
webkitgtk6.0-devel
webkitgtk6.0
webkit2gtk4.1-devel
webkit2gtk4.1
javascriptcoregtk6.0-devel
javascriptcoregtk4.1
javascriptcoregtk6.0
javascriptcoregtk4.1-devel
webkitgtk
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk3-lang
webkit2gtk3-devel
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles
webkit2gtk3-debugsource
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-4
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles
webkit2gtk4-devel
webkit-jsc-4.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo
WebKitGTK-4.1-lang
WebKitGTK-4.0-lang
WebKitGTK-6.0-lang
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1
webkit-jsc-6.0
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser
webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel
webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0
webkit2gtk4-debugsource
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-6.0-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0
webkit2gtk3 (Red Hat package)
webkitgtk4 (Red Hat package)
webkit2gtk3-jsc
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel
webkit2gtk3
webkit2gtk (Debian package)
webkit2gtk (Ubuntu package)
Apple Safari

Install updates from vendor's website.

WebKitGTK+ - update to 2.50.6
WPE WebKit - update to 2.50.6
visionOS - update to 26.1
Apple Safari - update to 26.1
macOS - update to 26.1 25B78
Apple iOS - update to 26.1 23B85
iPadOS - update to 26.1 23B85
watchOS - update to 26.1 23S37
webkitgtk6.0-doc - update to 2.50.6-1
webkit2gtk4.1-doc - update to 2.50.6-1
webkitgtk6.0-devel - update to 2.50.6-1
webkitgtk6.0 - update to 2.50.6-1
webkit2gtk4.1-devel - update to 2.50.6-1
webkit2gtk4.1 - update to 2.50.6-1
javascriptcoregtk6.0-devel - update to 2.50.6-1
javascriptcoregtk4.1 - update to 2.50.6-1
javascriptcoregtk6.0 - update to 2.50.6-1
javascriptcoregtk4.1-devel - update to 2.50.6-1
webkitgtk - addressed in versions 2.52.0-1.fc42, 2.52.0-1.fc43, 2.52.0-1.fc44, 2.52.1-1.fc44, 2.54.2-3.el10_3, 2.54.2-3.el10_4
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk3-lang - update to 2.52.0-4.54.1
webkit2gtk3-devel - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk3-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-4.54.1, 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkitgtk-6_0-4 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit-jsc-4 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk4-devel - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit-jsc-4.1 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
WebKitGTK-4.1-lang - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
WebKitGTK-4.0-lang - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
WebKitGTK-6.0-lang - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit-jsc-6.0 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk4-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit-jsc-6.0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0 - addressed in versions 2.52.0-150400.4.137.3, 2.52.1-150600.12.63.1
webkit2gtk3 (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.52.3-0.el9_7.1, 2.52.3-1.el8_4, 2.52.3-1.el8_6, 2.52.3-1.el8_8, 2.52.3-1.el8_10, 2.52.3-1.el9_0, 2.52.3-1.el9_2, 2.52.3-1.el9_4, 2.52.3-1.el9_6
webkitgtk4 (Red Hat package) - update to 2.52.3-1.el7_9
webkit2gtk3-devel - update to 2.52.3-1.0.1
webkit2gtk3-jsc - update to 2.52.3-1.0.1
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel - update to 2.52.3-1.0.1
webkit2gtk3 - update to 2.52.3-1.0.1
webkit2gtk (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2.50.6-1~deb12u1, 2.50.6-1~deb13u1
webkit2gtk (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.52.3-0ubuntu0.24.04.1, 2.52.3-0ubuntu0.25.10.1, 2.52.3-0ubuntu0.26.04.2

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/125634
• https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2026-0001.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple Safari
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple macOS Tahoe
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple visionOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS
• Debian update for webkit2gtk
• Fedora 43 update for webkitgtk
• Fedora 44 update for webkitgtk
• Fedora 42 update for webkitgtk
• Fedora 44 update for webkitgtk
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• Anolis OS update for webkitgtk
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• SUSE update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3
• Ubuntu update for webkit2gtk
• Anolis OS update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for webkit2gtk3
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support update for webkitgtk4
• Fedora EPEL 10.4 update for webkitgtk
• Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for webkitgtk