Improper Update of Reference Count Affecting firefox-debuginfo package, versions <0:140.12.0-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-FIREFOXDEBUGINFO-17889512
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed4 Jun 2026

Introduced: 4 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-50219  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-911  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 firefox-debuginfo to version 0:140.12.0-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1928.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-debuginfo package and not the firefox-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

libexpat before 2.8.2 lacks handler call depth tracking for calls to XML_GetBuffer, XML_Parse, XML_ParseBuffer, XML_ParserFree, or XML_ParserReset from within handlers in cases of a policy violation. Thus, a use-after-free can occur,

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1