Use After Free Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <115.6.0esr-1~deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-FIREFOXESR-6131873
  • published20 Dec 2023
  • disclosed19 Dec 2023

Introduced: 19 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6859  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 firefox-esr to version 115.6.0esr-1~deb11u1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free condition affected TLS socket creation when under memory pressure. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6, Thunderbird < 115.6, and Firefox < 121.

CVSS Scores

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