Use After Free Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <125-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-FIREFOXESR-17764054
  • published1 Jul 2026
  • disclosed16 Apr 2024

Introduced: 16 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-3853  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard firefox-esr to version 125-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free could result if a JavaScript realm was in the process of being initialized when a garbage collection started. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 125.