Advisory Published

USN-6147-1: SpiderMonkey vulnerability

First published: Thu Jun 08 2023(Updated: )

Several security issues were discovered in the SpiderMonkey JavaScript library. If a user were tricked into opening malicious JavaScript applications or processing malformed data, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to JavaScript security, including denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libmozjs-102-0<102.12.0-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
102.12.0-0ubuntu0.23.04.1
=23.04
All of
ubuntu/libmozjs-102-0<102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
=22.10
All of
ubuntu/libmozjs-102-0<102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
=22.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this SpiderMonkey vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID for this SpiderMonkey vulnerability is USN-6147-1.

  • What is SpiderMonkey JavaScript library?

    SpiderMonkey JavaScript is a JavaScript engine used by Mozilla Firefox and other Mozilla applications.

  • What are the consequences of this vulnerability?

    If a user were tricked into opening malicious JavaScript applications or processing malformed data, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to JavaScript security, including denial of service attacks.

  • Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by this vulnerability?

    Ubuntu versions 23.04, 22.10, and 22.04 are affected by this vulnerability.

  • How can I fix the SpiderMonkey vulnerability?

    To fix the vulnerability, update the libmozjs-102-0 package to version 102.12.0-0ubuntu0.23.04.1 for Ubuntu 23.04, version 102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.10.1 for Ubuntu 22.10, and version 102.12.0-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 for Ubuntu 22.04.

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