An unexpected message in the WebGPU IPC framework could lead to a use-after-free and exploitable sandbox escape. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HMozilla Firefox
APPMozilla< 91.6.1< 97.0.2< 97.3.0Mozilla Firefox Focus
APPMozilla< 97.3.0Mozilla Thunderbird
APPMozilla< 91.6.2
CISA KEV — detailsi
- Vendori
- Mozilla ↗
- Producti
- Firefox
- Added to KEVi
- March 7, 2022
- Remediation deadline (US Federal)i
- March 21, 2022(overdue)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Mozilla Firefox contains a use-after-free vulnerability in WebGPU IPC Framework which can be exploited to perform arbitrary code execution.
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