CVE-2024-2616 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.9.1-1.0.1.el9_3


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE9-FIREFOX-6508565
  • published 28 Mar 2024
  • disclosed 19 Mar 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 firefox to version 0:115.9.1-1.0.1.el9_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-1485.

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.

To harden ICU against exploitation, the behavior for out-of-memory conditions was changed to crash instead of attempt to continue. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 115.9 and Thunderbird < 115.9.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Red Hat

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

5.3 medium