Memory Leak Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.4.0-1.el8_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-6040988
  • published25 Oct 2023
  • disclosed24 Oct 2023

Introduced: 24 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-5728  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:115.4.0-1.el8_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:6186.

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.

During garbage collection extra operations were performed on a object that should not be. This could have led to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119, Firefox ESR < 115.4, and Thunderbird < 115.4.1.

CVSS Scores

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