Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:102.5.0-1.0.1.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-FIREFOX-3147914
  • published22 Nov 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 22 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-45406  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 firefox to version 0:102.5.0-1.0.1.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-8580.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

If an out-of-memory condition occurred when creating a JavaScript global, a JavaScript realm may be deleted while references to it lived on in a BaseShape. This could lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1