CVE-2025-43227

high
Published 2025-08-13 Β· Modified 2025-08-13
CVSS v3
β€”
CVSS v4 NEW
β€”
not yet in upstream
VIR risk
8.0

Description

This issue was addressed through improved state management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
β€”

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Red Hat Errata β€” Red Hat Inc. Β· View original β†— Β· Open-Errata-API

Description webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information Red Hat statement To exploit this flaw, an attacker needs to trick a user into processing or loading malicious web content. CVSS v3: 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) Errata / fixed releases ProductPackageAdvisoryReleased Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle…

Description

webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may disclose sensitive user information

Red Hat statement

To exploit this flaw, an attacker needs to trick a user into processing or loading malicious web content.

CVSS v3: 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Errata / fixed releases

ProductPackageAdvisoryReleased
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Supportwebkitgtk4-0:2.48.5-1.el7_9RHSA-2025:157292025-09-15T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8webkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el8_10RHSA-2025:137802025-08-13T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Supportwebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el8_2RHSA-2025:144322025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportwebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el8_4RHSA-2025:144862025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-Onwebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el8_4RHSA-2025:144862025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Supportwebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el8_6RHSA-2025:144332025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Servicewebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el8_6RHSA-2025:144332025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutionswebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el8_6RHSA-2025:144332025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Servicewebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el8_8RHSA-2025:144342025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutionswebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el8_8RHSA-2025:144342025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9webkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el9_6RHSA-2025:137822025-08-13T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutionswebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el9_0RHSA-2025:144222025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutionswebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el9_2RHSA-2025:144212025-08-25T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Supportwebkit2gtk3-0:2.48.5-1.el9_4RHSA-2025:144232025-08-25T00:00:00Z

Package state

ProductPackageState
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6webkitgtkOut of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7webkitgtk3Not affected

Apply commands

bash fix
Apply RHSA-2025:15729 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
yum update -y webkitgtk4
# or:
dnf upgrade -y webkitgtk4

Affected

VendorProductVersion
redhatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7Not affected

OS impact

suse SUSE Affected 1 release
VersionStatusFixed in
β€” Affected β€”
debian Debian Fixed 5 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
trixie Fixed 2.48.5-1~deb13u1
sid Fixed 2.48.5-1
forky Fixed 2.48.5-1
bullseye Fixed 2.48.5-1~deb11u1
bookworm Fixed 2.48.5-1~deb12u1
redhat Red Hat Fixed 2 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
9 Fixed β€”
8 Fixed β€”
rockylinux Rocky Linux Fixed 2 releases
VersionStatusFixed in
9 Fixed β€”
8 Fixed β€”

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.