Uncaught Exception Affecting webkitgtk package, versions [,2.48.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WEBKITGTK-13023340
  • published26 Sept 2025
  • disclosed23 Sept 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Sep 2025

NewCVE-2025-43342  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-248  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade webkitgtk to version 2.48.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncaught Exception. An attacker can cause an unexpected process crash by tricking a user into processing or loading malicious web content.

Note:

This is only exploitable if the affected system has specific packages installed and is being used via a graphical interface to process untrusted web content, such as through GNOME. In certain configurations, exploitation may be possible from the local network without user interaction.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by not processing or loading untrusted web content, or by removing the affected packages that require WebKitGTK4. Removing these packages may also remove GNOME and other dependent packages, affecting system functionality. WebKitGTK3 can be removed without consequences.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1