Description
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 137 and Thunderbird 137. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability was fixed in Firefox 138 and Thunderbird 138.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | — | 138 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | — | 138 |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | mozjs102 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | mozjs78 +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | thunderbird | 1:140.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | mozjs52 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | mozjs38 +1 | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 138.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15045-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | firefox-esr | 153.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11373-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | firefox | 138-r0 | — |
Advisories 5
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11373-1 firefox-esr-153.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 26, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15045-1 MozillaFirefox-138.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-1850 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 17, 2025
- WID-SEC-2025-0901 Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird and Thunderbird ESR: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 29, 2025
- NCSC-2025-0142 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Mozilla Firefox en Thunderbird NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · May 6, 2025