# Security update for webkit2gtk3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0043-1  
Release Date: 2025-01-09T15:04:41Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1234851

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-40866
  * CVE-2024-44185
  * CVE-2024-44187
  * CVE-2024-44308
  * CVE-2024-44309
  * CVE-2024-54479
  * CVE-2024-54502
  * CVE-2024-54505
  * CVE-2024-54508
  * CVE-2024-54534

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-40866 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2024-40866 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  * CVE-2024-44185 ( SUSE ):  5.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-44185 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-44185 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-44185 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-44187 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-44187 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  * CVE-2024-44308 ( SUSE ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-44308 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-44308 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-44309 ( SUSE ):  6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2024-44309 ( NVD ):  6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  * CVE-2024-44309 ( NVD ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  * CVE-2024-54479 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-54479 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54479 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54479 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54502 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-54502 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54502 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54502 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54505 ( SUSE ):  5.9
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-54505 ( SUSE ):  7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54505 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54505 ( NVD ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54508 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-54508 ( SUSE ):  6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54508 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54508 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54534 ( SUSE ):  8.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-54534 ( SUSE ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54534 ( NVD ):  9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-54534 ( NVD ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6
  * Development Tools Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that solves 10 vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for webkit2gtk3 fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.46.5 (bsc#1234851):

Security fixes:

  * CVE-2024-54479: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
    unexpected process crash
  * CVE-2024-54502: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
    unexpected process crash
  * CVE-2024-54505: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
    memory corruption
  * CVE-2024-54508: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an
    unexpected process crash
  * CVE-2024-54534: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
    memory corruption

Other fixes:

  * Fix the build with GBM and release logs disabled.
  * Fix several crashes and rendering issues.
  * Improve memory consumption and performance of Canvas getImageData.
  * Fix preserve-3D intersection rendering.
  * Fix video dimensions since GStreamer 1.24.9.
  * Fix the HTTP-based remote Web Inspector not loading in Chromium.
  * Fix content filters not working on about:blank iframes.
  * Fix several crashes and rendering issues.

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-43=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-43=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-43=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-43=1

  * Development Tools Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-43=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * WebKitGTK-6.0-lang-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * WebKitGTK-4.1-lang-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * webkit-jsc-4.1-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk4-devel-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit-jsc-6.0-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-debugsource-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit-jsc-4-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk4-debugsource-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit-jsc-6.0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-devel-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-64bit-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-64bit-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-64bit-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * WebKitGTK-6.0-lang-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk4-debugsource-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (noarch)
    * WebKitGTK-4.1-lang-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-debugsource-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk3-devel-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
  * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-6_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKitWebProcessExtension-6_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk4-debugsource-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * webkit2gtk4-devel-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1
    * typelib-1_0-WebKit-6_0-2.46.5-150600.12.24.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40866.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44185.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44187.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44308.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-44309.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54479.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54502.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54505.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54508.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54534.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234851

SUSE: 2025:0043-1 important: webkit2gtk3 Security Advisory Updates

January 9, 2025
* bsc#1234851 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-40866 * CVE-2024-44185

Summary

## This update for webkit2gtk3 fixes the following issues: Update to version 2.46.5 (bsc#1234851): Security fixes: * CVE-2024-54479: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash * CVE-2024-54502: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash * CVE-2024-54505: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption * CVE-2024-54508: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash * CVE-2024-54534: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption Other fixes: * Fix the build with GBM and release logs disabled. * Fix several crashes and rendering issues. * Improve memory consumption and performance of Canvas getImageData. * Fix preserve-3D intersection rendering. * Fix video dimensions since GStreamer 1.24.9. * Fix the HTTP-based remote Web Inspector not loading in Chromium. * Fix conten...

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References

* bsc#1234851

Cross-

* CVE-2024-40866

* CVE-2024-44185

* CVE-2024-44187

* CVE-2024-44308

* CVE-2024-44309

* CVE-2024-54479

* CVE-2024-54502

* CVE-2024-54505

* CVE-2024-54508

* CVE-2024-54534

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-40866 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2024-40866 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

* CVE-2024-44185 ( SUSE ): 5.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-44185 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-44185 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-44185 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-44187 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2024-44187 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2024-44308 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-44308 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:...

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Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0043-1
Release Date: 2025-01-09T15:04:41Z
Rating: important

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