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openSUSE: 2025:0974-1 important: webkit2gtk3 Advisory Security Update

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Calendar Grey March 21, 2025
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Critical update for webkit2gtk3 addresses out-of-bounds write issue, enhancing openSUSE security.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for webkit2gtk3 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-24201: Fixed out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to that WebGL

context primitive restart can be toggled from WebContent process

(bsc#1239547).

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Topics Covered

security advisory important risk assessment out-of-bounds webkit2gtk3 SUSE Leap

Patch

## 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:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-974=1

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-974=1

* Development Tools Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-974=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-974=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-974=1

Package List

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (noarch)

* WebKitGTK-4.0-lang-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* WebKitGTK-6.0-lang-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* libjavascriptcoregtk-6_0-1-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* webkitgtk-6_0-injected-bundles-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* webkit2gtk4-debugsource-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-debuginfo-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* libwebkitgtk-6_0-4-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

* webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource-2.46.6-150600.12.30.2

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1239547

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-24201.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239547

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0974-1
Release Date: 2025-03-21T08:23:25Z
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

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Topics Covered

security advisory important risk assessment out-of-bounds webkit2gtk3 SUSE Leap

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