Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-FIREFOX-5924843
  • published28 Sept 2023
  • disclosed27 Sept 2023

Introduced: 27 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-5172  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 firefox to version 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 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.

A hashtable in the Ion Engine could have been mutated while there was a live interior reference, leading to a potential use-after-free and exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118.

CVSS Scores

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