A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 17 and     iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma 14, watchOS 10, tvOS 17, Safari 17. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary     code execution. (CVE-2023-42970)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:02033-1 advisory.

    Update to version 2.48.2:

    - CVE-2025-24223: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption (bsc#1243424).
    - CVE-2025-31204: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption (bsc#1243286).
    - CVE-2025-31205: A malicious website may exfiltrate data cross-origin (bsc#1243282).
    - CVE-2025-31206: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected crash     (bsc#1243288).
    - CVE-2025-31215: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash     (bsc#1243289).
    - CVE-2025-31257: Improper memory handling when processing certain web content may lead to an unexpected     crash (bsc#1243596).
    - CVE-2023-42875: Improper memory handling may lead to arbitrary code execution when processing certain     web content (bsc#1241158).
    - CVE-2023-42970: Improper memory management may lead to use-after-free when processing certain web     content (bsc#1241160).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01746-1 advisory.

    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).


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01720-1 advisory.

    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).


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:01724-1 advisory.

    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).


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:9679 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue when processing web content (CVE-2022-32885)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary javascript code execution (CVE-2023-40397)

    * webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-42917)

    * webkitgtk: type confusion may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-23222)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42852)

    * chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2024-4558)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use after free may lead to Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-40776)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-40789)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40780)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40779)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use-after-free was addressed with improved memory management (CVE-2024-40782)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27808)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27820)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27833)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27851)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-44185)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-44244)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:9646 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue when processing web content (CVE-2022-32885)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary javascript code execution (CVE-2023-40397)

    * webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-42917)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42852)

    * chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2024-4558)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-40789)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40780)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40779)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use-after-free was addressed with improved memory management (CVE-2024-40782)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27808)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27820)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27833)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27851)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-44185)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-44244)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:9680 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue when processing web content (CVE-2022-32885)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary javascript code execution (CVE-2023-40397)

    * webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-42917)

    * webkitgtk: type confusion may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-23222)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42852)

    * chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2024-4558)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use after free may lead to Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-40776)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-40789)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40780)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40779)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use-after-free was addressed with improved memory management (CVE-2024-40782)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27808)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27820)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27833)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27851)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-44185)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-44244)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:9653 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue when processing web content (CVE-2022-32885)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary javascript code execution (CVE-2023-40397)

    * webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-42917)

    * webkitgtk: type confusion may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-23222)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42852)

    * chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2024-4558)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use after free may lead to Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-40776)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-40789)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40780)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40779)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use-after-free was addressed with improved memory management (CVE-2024-40782)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27808)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27820)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27833)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27851)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-44185)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-44244)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:8496 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue when processing web content (CVE-2022-32885)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary javascript code execution (CVE-2023-40397)

    * webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-42917)

    * webkitgtk: type confusion may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-23222)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42852)

    * chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2024-4558)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use after free may lead to Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-40776)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-40789)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40780)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40779)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use-after-free was addressed with improved memory management (CVE-2024-40782)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27808)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27820)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27833)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27851)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:8492 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: Memory corruption issue when processing web content (CVE-2022-32885)

    * webkitgtk: arbitrary javascript code execution (CVE-2023-40397)

    * webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-42917)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42852)

    * chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2024-4558)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use after free may lead to Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-40776)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process     crash (CVE-2024-40789)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40780)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking (CVE-2024-40779)

    * webkitgtk: webkit2gtk: Use-after-free was addressed with improved memory management (CVE-2024-40782)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2024-27820)

    * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution     (CVE-2024-27851)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2982 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: use-after-free in the MediaRecorder API of the WebKit GStreamer-based ports (CVE-2023-39928)

    * webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-42917)

    * webkitgtk: processing a malicious image may lead to a denial of service (CVE-2023-42883)

    * webkitgtk: processing malicious web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42890)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-40414)

    * webkitgtk: Processing a file may lead to a denial of service or potentially disclose memory contents     (CVE-2014-1745)

    * webkitgtk: User password may be read aloud by a text-to-speech accessibility feature (CVE-2023-32359)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to a denial of service (CVE-2023-41983)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42852)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2126 advisory.

    WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the GTK platform.

    Security Fix(es):

    * webkitgtk: use-after-free in the MediaRecorder API of the WebKit GStreamer-based ports (CVE-2023-39928)

    * webkitgtk: Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (CVE-2023-42917)

    * webkitgtk: processing a malicious image may lead to a denial of service (CVE-2023-42883)

    * webkitgtk: processing malicious web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42890)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-40414)

    * webkitgtk: Processing a file may lead to a denial of service or potentially disclose memory contents     (CVE-2014-1745)

    * webkitgtk: User password may be read aloud by a text-to-speech accessibility feature (CVE-2023-32359)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to a denial of service (CVE-2023-41983)

    * webkitgtk: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2023-42852)

    * webkitgtk: A malicious website may cause unexpected cross-origin behavior (CVE-2024-23271)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
251697	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-42970	Nessus	Misc.	high
241427	RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
240595	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2025:02033-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237545	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2025:01746-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237440	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2025:01720-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
237436	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2025:01724-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
232633	RHEL 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:9679)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
232631	RHEL 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:9646)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
211685	RHEL 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:9680)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
211684	RHEL 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:9653)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
209883	RHEL 9 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:8496)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
209882	RHEL 9 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:8492)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
197749	RHEL 8 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:2982)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
194786	RHEL 9 : webkit2gtk3 (RHSA-2024:2126)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical

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