vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-22737: ELSA-2022-0124: firefox security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 11, 2022 | Nov 23, 2022 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 11, 2022
Added
Nov 23, 2022
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
Constructing audio sinks could have lead to a race condition when playing audio files and closing windows. This could have lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: Constructing audio sinks could have led to a race condition when playing audio files and closing windows. This could have lead to a use-after-free issue, causing a potentially exploitable crash.
A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: Constructing audio sinks could have led to a race condition when playing audio files and closing windows. This could have lead to a use-after-free issue, causing a potentially exploitable crash.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-firefoxoracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird
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