CVE-2022-38476
Mozilla Thunderbird and 1 other: Use After Free
CVE-2022-38476 is fixed in 9 products on 2 platforms, first by RHSA-2022:6175, released August 24, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
HighFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
8.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0086
58th percentile
A data race could occur in the <code>PK11_ChangePW</code> function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Firefox, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.2 and Thunderbird < 102.2.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows apps | |||
| Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) | 102.3.0 | Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US) 102.3.0 | Sep 14, 2022 |
| Linux | |||
| firefox · RHEL 8 | 0:91.13.0-1.el8_6 | RHSA-2022:6175 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| firefox · RHEL 9 | 0:91.13.0-1.el9_0 | RHSA-2022:6174 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| firefox · almalinux 8 | 91.13.0-1.el8_6.alma | ALSA-2022:6175 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| firefox · almalinux 9 | 91.13.0-1.el9_0.alma | ALSA-2022:6174 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| firefox · ol 8 | 0:91.13.0-1.0.1.el8_6 | ELSA-2022-6175 | Aug 25, 2022 |
| firefox · ol 9 | 0:91.13.0-1.0.1.el9_0 | ELSA-2022-6174 | Aug 25, 2022 |
| firefox · rocky 8 | 0:91.13.0-1.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:6175 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 102.2.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38476 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 102.2.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38476 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| firefox-esr · Debian 14 | 102.2.0esr-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38476 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1:102.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38476 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1:102.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38476 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Debian 14 | 1:102.2.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38476 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · RHEL 8 | 0:91.13.0-1.el8_6 | RHSA-2022:6164 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| thunderbird · RHEL 9 | 0:91.13.0-1.el9_0 | RHSA-2022:6165 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | thunderbird 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | thunderbird 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird · almalinux 8 | 91.13.0-1.el8_6.alma | ALSA-2022:6164 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| thunderbird · almalinux 9 | 91.13.0-1.el9_0.alma | ALSA-2022:6165 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| thunderbird · ol 8 | 0:91.13.0-1.0.1.el8_6 | ELSA-2022-6164 | Aug 25, 2022 |
| thunderbird · ol 9 | 0:91.13.0-1.0.1.el9_0 | ELSA-2022-6165 | Aug 25, 2022 |
| thunderbird · rocky 8 | 0:91.13.0-1.el8_6 | RLSA-2022:6164 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird-gnome-support · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | thunderbird-gnome-support 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| thunderbird-mozsymbols · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | thunderbird-mozsymbols 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| xul-ext-calendar-timezones · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | xul-ext-calendar-timezones 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| xul-ext-gdata-provider · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | xul-ext-gdata-provider 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
| xul-ext-lightning · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | xul-ext-lightning 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | Dec 22, 2022 |
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