Security update for webkit2gtk3

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01720-1
Release Date: 2025-05-27T13:54:59Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-42875 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2023-42875 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2023-42875 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2023-42970 ( 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-2023-42970 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2023-42970 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-24223 ( SUSE ): 8.6 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-24223 ( SUSE ): 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-24223 ( NVD ): 8.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31204 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31204 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31205 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-31205 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2025-31206 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31206 ( NVD ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-31215 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31215 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-31257 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-31257 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-31257 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves eight vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for webkit2gtk3 fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.48.2.

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2025-31205: lack of checks may lead to cross-origin data exfiltration through a malicious website (bsc#1243282).
  • CVE-2025-31204: improper memory handling when processing certain web content may lead to memory corruption (bsc#1243286).
  • CVE-2025-31206: type confusion issue when processing certain web content may lead to an unexpected crash (bsc#1243288).
  • CVE-2025-31215: lack of checks when processing certain web content may lead to an unexpected crash (bsc#1243289).
  • CVE-2025-31257: improper memory handling when processing certain web content may lead to an unexpected crash (bsc#1243596).
  • CVE-2025-24223: improper memory handling when processing certain web content may lead to memory corruption (bsc#1243424).

Other changes and issues fixed:

  • Enable CSS overscroll behavior by default.
  • Change threaded rendering implementation to use Skia API instead of WebCore display list that is not thread safe.
  • Fix rendering when device scale factor change comes before the web view geometry update.
  • Fix network process crash on exit.
  • Fix the build with ENABLE_RESOURCE_USAGE=OFF.
  • 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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-1720=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1720=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • webkit2gtk3-debugsource-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo-2.48.2-4.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (noarch)
    • libwebkit2gtk3-lang-2.48.2-4.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.48.2-4.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • webkit2gtk3-devel-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • webkit2gtk3-debugsource-2.48.2-4.38.1
    • libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo-2.48.2-4.38.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • libwebkit2gtk3-lang-2.48.2-4.38.1

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