CVE-2024-7531
Publication date 6 August 2024
Last updated 19 August 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Calling `PK11_Encrypt()` in NSS using CKM_CHACHA20 and the same buffer for input and output can result in plaintext on an Intel Sandy Bridge processor. In Firefox this only affects the QUIC header protection feature when the connection is using the ChaCha20-Poly1305 cipher suite. The most likely outcome is connection failure, but if the connection persists despite the high packet loss it could be possible for a network observer to identify packets as coming from the same source despite a network path change. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 129, Firefox ESR < 115.14, and Firefox ESR < 128.1.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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firefox | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 129.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
|
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mozjs102 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Ignored | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
mozjs115 | 24.10 oracular | Ignored |
24.04 LTS noble | Ignored | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
mozjs38 | 24.10 oracular | 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 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | |
mozjs68 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | |
mozjs78 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
mozjs91 | 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
thunderbird | 24.10 oracular |
Not affected
|
24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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 | 6.5 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6966-1
- Firefox vulnerabilities
- 19 August 2024
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7531
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-33/#CVE-2024-7531
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-34/#CVE-2024-7531
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1905691
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-33/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-34/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-35/