CVE-2024-7652
Publication date 6 September 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
An error in the ECMA-262 specification relating to Async Generators could have resulted in a type confusion, potentially leading to memory corruption and an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128, Firefox ESR < 115.13, Thunderbird < 115.13, and Thunderbird < 128.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 128.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
|
|
| thunderbird | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1:115.13.0+build5-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1:115.13.0+build5-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
|
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| mozjs38 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 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 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
| mozjs68 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
| mozjs78 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| mozjs91 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| mozjs102 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| mozjs115 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
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 |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7652
- https://github.com/tc39/ecma262/security/advisories/GHSA-g38c-wh3c-5h9r
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-29/#CVE-2024-7652
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-30/#CVE-2024-7652
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-31/#CVE-2024-7652
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-29/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-30/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-31/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-32/