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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-12419: Use After Free

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2020-12419: Use After Free

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/09/2020
Created
08/10/2020
Added
08/10/2020
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

When processing callbacks that occurred during window flushing in the parent process, the associated window may die; causing a use-after-free condition. This could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-firefox-esr
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-mozjs68
  • alpine-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

References

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