CVE-2024-8381
Publication date 3 September 2024
Last updated 11 September 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
A potentially exploitable type confusion could be triggered when looking up a property name on an object being used as the `with` environment. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 130, Firefox ESR < 128.2, Firefox ESR < 115.15, Thunderbird < 128.2, and Thunderbird < 115.15.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
firefox | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 130.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
|
|
mozjs102 | 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
mozjs115 | 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
mozjs38 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
mozjs52 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
mozjs68 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
mozjs78 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
mozjs91 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
thunderbird | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1:115.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
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|
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1:115.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
|
Notes
mdeslaur
mozjs* contain a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine. It is not feasible to backport security fixes to the mozjs* packages, as such, marking them as ignored. starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap starting with Ubuntu 24.04, the thunderbird package is just a script that installs the Thunderbird snap
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 9.8 · Critical |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6992-1
- Firefox vulnerabilities
- 5 September 2024
- USN-6995-1
- Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- 9 September 2024
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8381
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-39/#CVE-2024-8381
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-41/#CVE-2024-8381
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1912715
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-39/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-40/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-41/