Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <92.0.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.74% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE318-FIREFOX-5514023
  • published17 Sept 2021
  • disclosed17 Aug 2021

Introduced: 17 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-29985  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.18 firefox to version 92.0.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.18 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability in media channels could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.13, Thunderbird < 91, Firefox ESR < 78.13, and Firefox < 91.

CVSS Scores

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