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AlmaLinux 8 : webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2025:18070)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 272197

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Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:18070 advisory.

 * webkitgtk: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash (CVE-2025-43343)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-18070.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18070

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 272197

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-18070.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 11/3/2025

Updated: 11/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43343

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:webkit2gtk3, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:webkit2gtk3-jsc, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43343

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2025:18070