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Use After Free Affecting libfreebl3 package, versions <3.40.1-3.7.2

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
9.65% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-LIBFREEBL3-2758309
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Dec 2018
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Introduced: 21 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-18492  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 libfreebl3 to version 3.40.1-3.7.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libfreebl3 package and not the libfreebl3 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur after deleting a selection element due to a weak reference to the select element in the options collection. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.4, Firefox ESR < 60.4, and Firefox < 64.

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