Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.4.0-1.0.1.el7_2
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- published10 Apr 2022
- disclosed22 Sept 2016
Introduced: 22 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-5276 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:45.4.0-1.0.1.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1912.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::a11y::DocAccessible::ProcessInvalidationList function in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an aria-owns attribute.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-5276.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-1912.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3674
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-85.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93049
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1287721
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-86/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-88/