Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:91.5.0-1.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-2338900
  • published13 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Jan 2022

Introduced: 11 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-22737  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 firefox to version 0:91.5.0-1.el8_5 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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Constructing audio sinks could have lead to a race condition when playing audio files and closing windows. This could have lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.

CVSS Scores

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