Uncontrolled Memory Allocation Affecting firefox package, versions <0:128.3.0-1.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-8863794
  • published28 Feb 2025
  • disclosed1 Oct 2024

Introduced: 1 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-9400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-789  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 firefox to version 0:128.3.0-1.el8_10 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.

A potential memory corruption vulnerability could be triggered if an attacker had the ability to trigger an OOM at a specific moment during JIT compilation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131, Firefox ESR < 128.3, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1