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
6.12% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES151-MOZILLAFIREFOXDEVEL-6274486
  • published25 Feb 2024
  • disclosed7 Apr 2022

Introduced: 7 Apr 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.1 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:15.1 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 Base Scores

version 3.1