Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.6.1-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
59.08% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-3848668
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Mar 2019

Introduced: 22 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9813  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:60.6.1-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0966.

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.

Incorrect handling of proto mutations may lead to type confusion in IonMonkey JIT code and can be leveraged for arbitrary memory read and write. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 66.0.1, Firefox ESR < 60.6.1, and Thunderbird < 60.6.1.