Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. Security Fix(es): * firefox: thunderbird: Specially crafted WebTransport requests could lead to denial of service (CVE-2024-9399) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131 and Thunderbird 131 (CVE-2024-9403) * firefox: thunderbird: Potential directory upload bypass via clickjacking (CVE-2024-9397) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131, Firefox ESR 115.16, Firefox ESR 128.3, Thunderbird 131, and Thunderbird 128.3 (CVE-2024-9401) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131, Firefox ESR 128.3, Thunderbird 131, and Thunderbird 128.3 (CVE-2024-9402) * firefox: thunderbird: External protocol handlers could be enumerated via popups (CVE-2024-9398) * firefox: thunderbird: Potential memory corruption during JIT compilation (CVE-2024-9400) * firefox: thunderbird: Potential memory corruption may occur when cloning certain objects (CVE-2024-9396) * firefox: thunderbird: Cross-origin access to PDF contents through multipart responses (CVE-2024-9393) * firefox: thunderbird: Cross-origin access to JSON contents through multipart responses (CVE-2024-9394) * firefox: thunderbird: Compromised content process can bypass site isolation (CVE-2024-9392) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2024:7621) for Firefox and Thunderbird addressing twelve CVEs related to memory safety, denial of service, clickjacking, cross-origin data access, and site isolation bypass. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2024-9399 (denial of service via WebTransport), CVE-2024-9403 (memory safety bugs), CVE-2024-9397 (directory upload bypass via clickjacking), CVE-2024-9401 and CVE-2024-9402 (memory safety bugs), CVE-2024-9398 (external protocol handler enumeration), CVE-2024-9400 and CVE-2024-9396 (memory corruption), CVE-2024-9393 and CVE-2024-9394 (cross-origin access to PDF and JSON contents), and CVE-2024-9392 (site isolation bypass). These fixes are included in Firefox 131, Firefox ESR 115.16, Firefox ESR 128.3, Thunderbird 131, and Thunderbird 128.3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0. The advisory references detailed bugzilla entries and directs users to Red Hat's update documentation for applying patches.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively could allow denial of service, memory corruption, bypass of security features such as site isolation, unauthorized cross-origin data access, and potential bypass of directory upload restrictions via clickjacking. These issues impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected applications. Exploitation could lead to crashes, unauthorized data exposure, or execution of arbitrary code within the context of the browser or email client processes.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox and Thunderbird packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:7621 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated beyond applying the provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update
Description
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. Security Fix(es): * firefox: thunderbird: Specially crafted WebTransport requests could lead to denial of service (CVE-2024-9399) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131 and Thunderbird 131 (CVE-2024-9403) * firefox: thunderbird: Potential directory upload bypass via clickjacking (CVE-2024-9397) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131, Firefox ESR 115.16, Firefox ESR 128.3, Thunderbird 131, and Thunderbird 128.3 (CVE-2024-9401) * firefox: thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 131, Firefox ESR 128.3, Thunderbird 131, and Thunderbird 128.3 (CVE-2024-9402) * firefox: thunderbird: External protocol handlers could be enumerated via popups (CVE-2024-9398) * firefox: thunderbird: Potential memory corruption during JIT compilation (CVE-2024-9400) * firefox: thunderbird: Potential memory corruption may occur when cloning certain objects (CVE-2024-9396) * firefox: thunderbird: Cross-origin access to PDF contents through multipart responses (CVE-2024-9393) * firefox: thunderbird: Cross-origin access to JSON contents through multipart responses (CVE-2024-9394) * firefox: thunderbird: Compromised content process can bypass site isolation (CVE-2024-9392) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2024:7621) for Firefox and Thunderbird addressing twelve CVEs related to memory safety, denial of service, clickjacking, cross-origin data access, and site isolation bypass. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2024-9399 (denial of service via WebTransport), CVE-2024-9403 (memory safety bugs), CVE-2024-9397 (directory upload bypass via clickjacking), CVE-2024-9401 and CVE-2024-9402 (memory safety bugs), CVE-2024-9398 (external protocol handler enumeration), CVE-2024-9400 and CVE-2024-9396 (memory corruption), CVE-2024-9393 and CVE-2024-9394 (cross-origin access to PDF and JSON contents), and CVE-2024-9392 (site isolation bypass). These fixes are included in Firefox 131, Firefox ESR 115.16, Firefox ESR 128.3, Thunderbird 131, and Thunderbird 128.3 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0. The advisory references detailed bugzilla entries and directs users to Red Hat's update documentation for applying patches.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively could allow denial of service, memory corruption, bypass of security features such as site isolation, unauthorized cross-origin data access, and potential bypass of directory upload restrictions via clickjacking. These issues impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected applications. Exploitation could lead to crashes, unauthorized data exposure, or execution of arbitrary code within the context of the browser or email client processes.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Firefox and Thunderbird packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:7621 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated beyond applying the provided patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:7621
- Cve Count
- 12
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-9392","CVE-2024-9393","CVE-2024-9394","CVE-2024-9396","CVE-2024-9397","CVE-2024-9398","CVE-2024-9399","CVE-2024-9400","CVE-2024-9401","CVE-2024-9402","CVE-2024-9403"]
Threat ID: 6a3de72a4853345fc11278de
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 02:42:50 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 02:47:24 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 54
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