Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.9.1-1.el8_4


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-6484182
  • published26 Mar 2024
  • disclosed12 Oct 2023

Introduced: 12 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-5388  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-208  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:115.9.1-1.el8_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:1491.

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.

NSS was susceptible to a timing side-channel attack when performing RSA decryption. This attack could potentially allow an attacker to recover the private data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

CVSS Scores

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