WebKitGTK+ 2.4.1 released!

This is the first bug fix release in the stable 2.4 series.

What’s new in the WebKitGTK+ 2.4.1 release?

  • Add CORS support for media elements to GStreamer media backend.
  • Fix wrong flags used in fcntl call that failed in FreeBSD.
  • Correctly handle HTTP authentication for cross-origin requests.
  • Correctly handle cookies for cross-origin requests.
  • Fix a crash in the plugin process with some plugins that redefine NPN functions.
  • Fix acceletared video when the video format has an alpha component.
  • Fix sites using geolocation after reloading when using Geoclue2.
  • Append Safari version to UserAgent to fix redirections in www.globalforestwatch.org.

Thanks to all the contributors who made possible this release.