CVE-2022-38476: Use After Free

First published: Tue Aug 23 2022(Updated: )

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.

Credit: security@mozilla.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Mozilla Thunderbird	<102.2	102.2
	<102.2	102.2
	<102.2	102.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR	<102.2
Mozilla Thunderbird	<102.2

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collector/mozilla-advisory
collector/nvd-index
agent/type
agent/last-modified-date
agent/first-publish-date
agent/softwarecombine
agent/severity
agent/references
agent/weakness
agent/author
source/Mozilla
agent/software-canonical-lookup
agent/tags
agent/event
agent/description
collector/mitre-cve
source/MITRE
vendor/mozilla
canonical/mozilla thunderbird
canonical/mozilla firefox esr

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