Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:60.6.1-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-THUNDERBIRD-4357086
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Mar 2019

Introduced: 20 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9796  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 thunderbird to version 0:60.6.1-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1144.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when the SMIL animation controller incorrectly registers with the refresh driver twice when only a single registration is expected. When a registration is later freed with the removal of the animation controller element, the refresh driver incorrectly leaves a dangling pointer to the driver's observer array. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.