Use After Free Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <115.6.0esr-1~deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.95% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-FIREFOXESR-18168870
  • published22 Jul 2026
  • disclosed19 Dec 2023

Introduced: 19 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-6862  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest firefox-esr to version 115.6.0esr-1~deb12u1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free was identified in the nsDNSService::Init. This issue appears to manifest rarely during start-up. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.6 and Thunderbird < 115.6.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1