Fedora 42 update for webkitgtk



Risk Critical
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-24201
CWE-ID CWE-787
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

webkitgtk
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU105548

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24201

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 42

webkitgtk: before 2.48.0-1.fc42

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-80e387cc51


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.



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