Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting firefox package, versions <0:78.3.0-1.0.1.el7_9
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2562251
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 10 Aug 2020
Introduced: 10 Aug 2020
CVE-2020-15656 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:78.3.0-1.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4080.
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.
JIT optimizations involving the Javascript arguments object could confuse later optimizations. This risk was already mitigated by various precautions in the code, resulting in this bug rated at only moderate severity. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2020-15656.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-3557.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-4080.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1647293
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4443-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/