Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 18.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.1, Thunderbird before 17.0.2, Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.1, and SeaMonkey before 2.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via vectors related to Mesa drivers and a resized WebGL canvas.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- SUSE-SU-2013:0048 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17107 vdb-entry signature
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0131 vendor-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-02.html
- USN-1681-4 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2013:0049 vendor-advisory
- USN-1681-1 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0149 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791905
- USN-1681-2 vendor-advisory