Race Condition Affecting firefox-debuginfo package, versions <0:102.14.0-1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY9-FIREFOXDEBUGINFO-5829300
  • published9 Aug 2023
  • disclosed1 Aug 2023

Introduced: 1 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-4049  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-362  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:9 firefox-debuginfo to version 0:102.14.0-1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2023:4462.

NVD Description

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

Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.

CVSS Scores

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