Bug 2260019 (CVE-2024-0752)

Summary:	CVE-2024-0752 firefox: use-after-free crash could have occurred on macOS if a Firefox update were being applied on a very busy system
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Rohit Keshri <rkeshri>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	abobrov, erack, jhorak, tpopela
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OS:	Linux
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Bug Depends On:	2260020
Bug Blocks:	2260011

Description Rohit Keshri 2024-01-24 06:48:22 UTC

A use-after-free crash could have occurred on macOS if a Firefox update were being applied on a very busy system. This could have resulted in an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 122.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1866840
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-01/

Comment 2 Rohit Keshri 2024-01-24 06:52:05 UTC

Created firefox tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2260020]