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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-12363: Critical: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-12363: Critical: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/26/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/13/2018
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when script uses mutation events to move DOM nodes between documents, resulting in the old document that held the node being freed but the node still having a pointer referencing it. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Thunderbird < 52.9, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-firefox
  • centos-upgrade-firefox-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-thunderbird
  • centos-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfo

References

  • 104560
  • DSA-4235
  • DSA-4244
  • CVE-2018-12363
  • RHSA-2018:2112
  • RHSA-2018:2113
  • RHSA-2018:2251
  • RHSA-2018:2252
  • USN-3705-1
  • USN-3705-2
  • USN-3714-1
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