Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.13.0-3.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-7540101
  • published18 Jul 2024
  • disclosed9 Jul 2024

Introduced: 9 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-6603  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:115.13.0-3.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:4590.

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.

In an out-of-memory scenario an allocation could fail but free would have been called on the pointer afterwards leading to memory corruption. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128, Firefox ESR < 115.13, Thunderbird < 115.13, and Thunderbird < 128.

CVSS Scores

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