Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:102.3.0-6.0.1.el7_9
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- published 29 Sep 2022
- disclosed 22 Dec 2022
Introduced: 29 Sep 2022
CVE-2022-40960 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:102.3.0-6.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-6711.
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.
Concurrent use of the URL parser with non-UTF-8 data was not thread-safe. This could lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.3, Thunderbird < 102.3, and Firefox < 105.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2022-40960.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-6700.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-6702.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-6708.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-6710.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-6711.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-6717.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1787633
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-40/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-41/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-42/
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