Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox-x11 package, versions <0:102.14.0-1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-FIREFOXX11-7869229
  • published3 Sept 2024
  • disclosed1 Aug 2023

Introduced: 1 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-4046  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 firefox-x11 to version 0:102.14.0-1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:4462.

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.

In some circumstances, a stale value could have been used for a global variable in WASM JIT analysis. This resulted in incorrect compilation and a potentially exploitable crash in the content process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1