Use After Free Affecting webkitgtk package, versions [,2.48.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WEBKITGTK-12427288
  • published2 Sept 2025
  • disclosed1 Aug 2025
  • creditIgnacio Sanmillan

Introduced: 1 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-43216  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade webkitgtk to version 2.48.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free via the processing of maliciously crafted web content. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted web page.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1