Use After Free Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <102.2.0esr-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-FIREFOXESR-2990212
  • published24 Aug 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 24 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-38476  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 firefox-esr to version 102.2.0esr-1 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:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

A data race could occur in the <code>PK11_ChangePW</code> function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2 and Thunderbird < 102.2.

CVSS Scores

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