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Posted on 28 October 2025
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6042-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Alberto Garcia
October 28, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : webkit2gtk
CVE ID : CVE-2025-43272 CVE-2025-43342 CVE-2025-43343 CVE-2025-43356
CVE-2025-43368
The following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the WebKitGTK
web engine:
CVE-2025-43272
Big Bear discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVE-2025-43342
An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously
crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVE-2025-43343
An anonymous researcher discovered that processing maliciously
crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
CVE-2025-43356
Jaydev Ahire discovered that a website may be able to access
sensor information without user consent.
CVE-2025-43368
Pawel Wylecial discovered that processing maliciously crafted web
content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
This WebKitGTK update causes a compatibility problem with older
versions of Evolution when handling e-mail attachments. For this
reason, fixed versions of Evolution have also been released along with
this WebKitGTK update.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed
in version 2.50.1-1~deb12u1.
For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.50.1-1~deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your webkit2gtk packages.
For the detailed security status of webkit2gtk please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/webkit2gtk
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
