Privilege Context Switching Error Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.7.2-3.el8_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
1.81% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-3420821
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Jun 2019

Introduced: 20 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-11708  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-270  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:60.7.2-3.el8_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1696.

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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Insufficient vetting of parameters passed with the Prompt:Open IPC message between child and parent processes can result in the non-sandboxed parent process opening web content chosen by a compromised child process. When combined with additional vulnerabilities this could result in executing arbitrary code on the user's computer. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.7.2, Firefox < 67.0.4, and Thunderbird < 60.7.2.

CVSS Scores

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