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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-6819: ELSA-2020-1339: firefox security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-6819: ELSA-2020-1339: firefox security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/03/2020
Created
04/14/2020
Added
04/11/2020
Modified
02/21/2025

Description

Under certain conditions, when running the nsDocShell destructor, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.7.0, Firefox < 74.0.1, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.1. A flaw was found in Mozilla Firefox. A race condition can occur while running the nsDocShell destructor causing a use-after-free memory issue. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

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