Use After Free Affecting MozillaFirefox-devel package, versions <91.8.0-150000.150.27.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES150-MOZILLAFIREFOXDEVEL-6274482
  • published 25 Feb 2024
  • disclosed 7 Apr 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 MozillaFirefox-devel to version 91.8.0-150000.150.27.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream MozillaFirefox-devel package and not the MozillaFirefox-devel package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 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

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

6.1 medium