Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0201: webkit2gtk3 (ALINUX3-SA-2025:0201)

high Nessus Plugin ID 280119

Synopsis

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALINUX3-SA-2025:0201 advisory.

Package updates are available for Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

CVE-2025-43501:
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2025-43529:
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26. CVE-2025-14174 was also issued in response to this report.

CVE-2025-43531:
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.2, Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2.
Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2025-43535:
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2025-43536:
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26.2, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.

CVE-2025-43541:
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 26.2, iOS 18.7.3 and iPadOS 18.7.3, iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2, macOS Tahoe 26.2, visionOS 26.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Alibaba Cloud 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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 280119

File Name: alinux3_sa_2025-0201.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Alibaba Cloud Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/29/2025

Updated: 12/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43541

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-43529

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-debuginfo, cpe:/o:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-jsc, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-jsc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:alibabacloud:alibaba_cloud_linux_3:webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/26/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 1/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-43501, CVE-2025-43529, CVE-2025-43531, CVE-2025-43535, CVE-2025-43536, CVE-2025-43541

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