Description
Constructing audio sinks could have lead to a race condition when playing audio files and closing windows. This could have lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.
Published: 2022-12-22
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2880-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2881-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5044-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5045-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-27880 Constructing audio sinks could have lead to a race condition when playing audio files and closing windows. This could have lead to a use-after-free causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5229-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5246-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5248-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Mozilla Firefox Firefox Esr Thunderbird
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel E4s Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-16T15:08:29.311Z

Reserved: 2022-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-22737

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T03:21:49.098Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:14.220

Modified: 2025-04-16T15:15:47.053

Link: CVE-2022-22737

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-01-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-22737 - Bugzilla

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