Improper Preservation of Permissions Affecting firefox-x11 package, versions <0:115.13.0-3.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-FIREFOXX11-7547240
  • published22 Jul 2024
  • disclosed9 Jul 2024

Introduced: 9 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-6601  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-281  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 firefox-x11 to version 0:115.13.0-3.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:4673.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-x11 package and not the firefox-x11 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A race condition could lead to a cross-origin container obtaining permissions of the top-level origin. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128, Firefox ESR < 115.13, Thunderbird < 115.13, and Thunderbird < 128.

CVSS Scores

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