Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:78.2.0-2.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-3778515
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Aug 2020

Introduced: 25 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-15669  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:78.2.0-2.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:3557.

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.

When aborting an operation, such as a fetch, an abort signal may be deleted while alerting the objects to be notified. This results in a use-after-free and we presume that with enough effort it could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.12 and Thunderbird < 68.12.

CVSS Scores

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