Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <66.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
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- published20 Mar 2019
- disclosed26 Apr 2019
Introduced: 20 Mar 2019
CVE-2019-9796 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 66.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when the SMIL animation controller incorrectly registers with the refresh driver twice when only a single registration is expected. When a registration is later freed with the removal of the animation controller element, the refresh driver incorrectly leaves a dangling pointer to the driver's observer array. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-9796
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9796
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-9796
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-07/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-08/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-11/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1531277
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0966
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1144