Uncontrolled Memory Allocation Affecting firefox package, versions <0:128.3.0-1.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-8172076
  • published9 Oct 2024
  • disclosed1 Oct 2024

Introduced: 1 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-9400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-789  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:128.3.0-1.el8_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:7842.

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.

A potential memory corruption vulnerability could be triggered if an attacker had the ability to trigger an OOM at a specific moment during JIT compilation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131, Firefox ESR < 128.3, Thunderbird < 128.3, and Thunderbird < 131.

CVSS Scores

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