CVE-2026-78376
Webkitgtk: use-after-free of jscvalue function parameters
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What happened?
A flaw was found in WebKitGTK. Processing malicious web content can cause a use-after-free issue due to improper memory handling and result in memory corruption.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| webkitWebKit | affected: 2.21.1 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkitgtkWebKitGTK | affected: 2.21.1 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkitgtk4Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el7_9 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el8_10 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el8_4 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el8_4 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el8_6 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el8_6 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el8_8 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el8_8 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el9_8 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el9_2 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el9_4 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkit2gtk3Red Hat | unaffected: 0:2.54.0-1.el9_6 to < * | See vendor advisory |
| webkitgtkRed Hat | Default status: unknown | See vendor advisory |
| webkitgtk3Red Hat | Default status: unaffected | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.
Sources and remediation references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78376
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69098
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74084
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89821
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89822
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:91631
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:92216
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:92339
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93435
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95403
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-78376
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2521858
- https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/72142