Medium6.5Red Hat Linux

Medium [CVE-2026-28958] An app may be able to access sensitive user data

This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-28958 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

CVE-2026-28958 Published Jun 2, 2026

CVE-2026-28958

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Summary

An app may be able to access sensitive user data. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.5).

Weakness: CWE-200. Affected package(s): webkit2gtk3, webkitgtk4.

Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:25918 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Affected versions

webkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el8_8
webkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el9_8
webkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el8_4
webkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el8_10
webkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el9_4
webkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el8_6
webkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el9_6
webkitgtk4-0:2.52.4-1.el7_9
webkit2gtk3-0:2.52.4-1.el9_2

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Fixed versions

RHSA-2026:25918

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:25918 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

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