Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:102.6.0-1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-8016744
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed13 Dec 2022

Introduced: 13 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-46881  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:102.6.0-1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:9072.

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.

An optimization in WebGL was incorrect in some cases, and could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. Note: This advisory was added on December 13th, 2022 after we better understood the impact of the issue. The fix was included in the original release of Firefox 106. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.

CVSS Scores

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