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Fedora 43 : webkitgtk (2026-8222d28aa0)

high Nessus Plugin ID 372905

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-8222d28aa0 advisory.

 Update to version 2.54.2.

 - Fix performance when compositing layers with backdrop filters.
 - Fix prewarmed web process leak when they are rejected due to sandboxing.
 - Release suspended pages and idle processes on memory pressure.
 - Bind /dev/dxg in the bubblewrap sandbox.
 - Notify input method about cursor area or surrounding text after a re-focus.
 - Clear input method composition underlines before adding new ones.
 - Do not enable input method for read-only text fields.
 - Update the input method state when readonly changes on the focused element.
 - Add User-Agent quirk for OrangeTV.
 - Fix several crashes and rendering issues.

 From the release notes: https://webkitgtk.org/2026/10/23/webkitgtk2.54.2-released.html


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 webkitgtk package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-8222d28aa0

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 372905

File Name: fedora_2026-8222d28aa0.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/28/2026

Updated: 10/28/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:43, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:webkitgtk

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2026

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