Description
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.
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
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-41059 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5663-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-15T17:24:15.982Z

Reserved: 2022-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-38476

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:54:03.706Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:37.177

Modified: 2025-04-15T18:15:43.750

Link: CVE-2022-38476

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2022-08-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-38476 - Bugzilla

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