Use After Free Affecting libfreebl3 package, versions <3.41.1-3.13.1
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- published14 Apr 2022
- disclosed6 Feb 2019
Introduced: 6 Feb 2019
CVE-2018-18500 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.0 libfreebl3 to version 3.41.1-3.13.1 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 while parsing an HTML5 stream in concert with custom HTML elements. This results in the stream parser object being freed while still in use, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18500.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1122983
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/986639
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00021.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106781
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0218
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0219
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00025.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00024.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4376
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4392
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-01/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-02/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-03/
- https://github.com/sophoslabs/CVE-2018-18500