Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:52.7.3-1.el7_5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-1484475
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Mar 2018

Introduced: 26 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-5148  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:52.7.3-1.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:1099.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur in the compositor during certain graphics operations when a raw pointer is used instead of a reference counted one. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.7.3 and Firefox < 59.0.2.