Use After Free Affecting webkitgtk package, versions [,2.52.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WEBKITGTK-18017796
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed10 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-43742  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade webkitgtk to version 2.52.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in the memory management process. An attacker can cause a process crash by enticing a user to process specially crafted web content.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1