CVE-2024-4771

Public on 2024-05-14
Modified on 2024-05-16
Description
A memory allocation check was missing which would lead to a use-after-free if the allocation failed. This could have triggered a crash or potentially be leveraged to achieve code execution. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 126.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Firefox Extra firefox Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core thunderbird Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2024-4771 Mitre: CVE-2024-4771