Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <60.0-1
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- published 11 Jun 2018
- disclosed 11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2018-5180 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
firefox
to version 60.0-1 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 Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during WebGL operations. While this results in a potentially exploitable crash, the vulnerability is limited because the memory is freed and reused in a brief window of time during the freeing of the same callstack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 60.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-5180
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-11/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1444086
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104139
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040896
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-5180
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3645-1/