Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <99.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.01% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-FIREFOX-2441956
  • published7 Apr 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 7 Apr 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 firefox to version 99.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 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:20.04 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