Race Condition Affecting firefox package, versions <0:102.14.0-1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-8016700
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed1 Aug 2023

Introduced: 1 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-4049  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:102.14.0-1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:4461.

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.

Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.

CVSS Scores

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