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Fedora 43 WebKitGTK Important Security Fixes Advisory 2026-ec8e535c6e

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Calendar Grey July 25, 2026
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Multiple issues fixed in webkitgtk for Fedora 43 update including crash and rendering enhancements. Stay safe with updates!
The Fedora update for WebKitGTK version 2.52.5 includes crash fixes, increased network timeout, and multiple CVE vulnerabilities resolved, enhancing overall stability and security.

Summary

WebKitGTK is the port of the WebKit web rendering engine to the

GTK platform.

Update Information:

Fire scrollend event for instant programmatic scrolls. Increase network idle connection timeout to 115 seconds. Fix several crashes and rendering issues. Fix CVE-2024-4367, CVE-2026-39872, CVE-2026-43663, CVE-2026-43676, CVE-2026-43699, CVE-2026-43701, CVE-2026-43705, CVE-2026-43707, CVE-2026-43712, CVE-2026-43713, CVE-2026-43715, CVE-2026-43716, CVE-2026-43720, CVE-2026-43721, CVE-2026-43725, CVE-2026-43726, CVE-2026-43727, CVE-2026-43731, CVE-2026-43732, CVE-2026-43734, CVE-2026-43740, CVE-2026-43742, CVE-2026-43745

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Change Log

* Thu Jul 9 2026 Michael Catanzaro - 2.52.5-1 - Update to 2.52.5

References

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-ec8e535c6e 2026-07-26 01:15:59.915548+00:00 Name : webkitgtk Product : Fedora 43 Version : 2.52.5 Release : 1.fc43 URL : https://www.webkitgtk.org/ Summary : GTK web content engine library Description : WebKitGTK is the port of the WebKit web rendering engine to the GTK platform.

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-ec8e535c6e' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: webkitgtk
Product: Fedora 43
Version: 2.52.5
Release: 1.fc43
URL: https://www.webkitgtk.org/
Summary: GTK web content engine library

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