Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.3.1-1.0.1.el7_9
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- published 6 Oct 2023
- disclosed 27 Sep 2023
Introduced: 27 Sep 2023
CVE-2023-5171 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:115.3.1-1.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-5477.
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.
During Ion compilation, a Garbage Collection could have resulted in a use-after-free condition, allowing an attacker to write two NUL bytes, and cause a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2023-5171.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-5434.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-5475.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1851599
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00034.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5506
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-42/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-43/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00015.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AY642Z6JZODQJE7Z62CFREVUHEGCXGPD/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5513