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Unscored CVE-2023-4049 EUVD-2023-53940GHSA-6jfh-jrm6-9hm8

Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-aft…

Published Aug 1, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025 · Assigned by mozilla

Description

Race conditions in reference counting code were found through code inspection. These could have resulted in potentially exploitable use-after-free vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 116 116
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – < 102.14, unspecified – < 115.1 102.14

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 firefox-esr 115.1.0esr-1 —
Debian 14 thunderbird 1:115.1.0-1 —
Debian 13 firefox-esr 115.1.0esr-1 —
Debian 13 thunderbird 1:115.1.0-1 —
Debian 12 firefox-esr 102.14.0esr-1~deb12u1 DSA-5464-1
Debian 12 thunderbird 1:102.14.0-1~deb12u1 DSA-5469-1
Debian 11 firefox-esr 102.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 DSA-5464-1
Debian 11 thunderbird 1:102.14.0-1~deb11u1 DSA-5469-1
Debian 10 firefox-esr 102.14.0esr-1~deb10u1 DLA-3523-1
Debian 10 thunderbird 1:102.14.0-1~deb10u1 DLA-3521-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS mozjs102 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS mozjs78 +2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS thunderbird 1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 USN-6333-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS firefox 116.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 USN-6267-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS mozjs52 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS thunderbird 1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-6333-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS mozjs38 +1 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 firefox +2 102.14.0-1.el9_2 RHSA-2023:4499, RHSA-2023:4462
RHEL 8 firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_8 RHSA-2023:4497, RHSA-2023:4468
RHEL 7 firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el7_9 RHSA-2023:4495, RHSA-2023:4461
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.0 EUS firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el9_0 RHSA-2023:4494, RHSA-2023:4465
RHEL 8.6 EUS firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_6 RHSA-2023:4493, RHSA-2023:4463
RHEL 8.4 TUS firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_4 RHSA-2023:4500, RHSA-2023:4469
RHEL 8.4 E4S firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_4 RHSA-2023:4500, RHSA-2023:4469
RHEL 8.4 AUS firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_4 RHSA-2023:4500, RHSA-2023:4469
RHEL 8.2 TUS firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_2 RHSA-2023:4496, RHSA-2023:4460
RHEL 8.2 E4S firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_2 RHSA-2023:4496, RHSA-2023:4460
RHEL 8.2 AUS firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_2 RHSA-2023:4496, RHSA-2023:4460
RHEL 8.1 E4S firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_1 RHSA-2023:4492, RHSA-2023:4464

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 firefox +2 102.14.0-1.el9_2.alma ALSA-2023:4499, ALSA-2023:4462
AlmaLinux 8 firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_8.alma ALSA-2023:4497, ALSA-2023:4468

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 9 firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el9_2 RLSA-2023:4499, RLSA-2023:4462
Rocky Linux 8 firefox +1 102.14.0-1.el8_8 RLSA-2023:4497, RLSA-2023:4468
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
SLES 15 SP5 MozillaThunderbird 115.1.0-150200.8.127.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3228-1
SLES 15 SP4 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
SLES 15 SP4 MozillaThunderbird 115.1.0-150200.8.127.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3228-1
SLES 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
SLES 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
SLES 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150000.150.97.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3163-1
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-112.173.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3161-1
SLES 12 SP2 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-112.173.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3161-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150000.150.97.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3163-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-112.173.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3161-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150000.150.97.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3163-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaFirefox 116.0.2-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13124-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaThunderbird 102.14.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:13091-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed firefox-esr 128.5.1-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 MozillaThunderbird 115.1.0-150200.8.127.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3228-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 MozillaFirefox 115.1.0-150200.152.99.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3162-1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 MozillaThunderbird 115.1.0-150200.8.127.1 SUSE-SU-2023:3228-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.23 firefox-esr 115.1.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 firefox-esr 115.1.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 firefox-esr 115.1.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 firefox-esr 115.1.0-r0 —
Alpine v3.19 firefox-esr 115.1.0-r0 —
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.18 firefox-esr 115.1.0-r0 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 firefox +2 102.14.0-1.0.1.el9_2 ELSA-2023-4499, ELSA-2023-4462
Oracle Linux 8 firefox +1 102.14.0-1.0.1.el8_8 ELSA-2023-4497, ELSA-2023-4468
Oracle Linux 7 firefox +1 102.14.0-1.0.1.el7_9 ELSA-2023-4495, ELSA-2023-4461

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