Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:91.8.0-1.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-THUNDERBIRD-3276369
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 22 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-28282  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 thunderbird to version 0:91.8.0-1.el8_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:1301.

NVD Description

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

By using a link with <code>rel="localization"</code> a use-after-free could have been triggered by destroying an object during JavaScript execution and then referencing the object through a freed pointer, leading to a potential exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.

CVSS Scores

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