UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38476

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38476

    Published: 25 Aug 2022Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-38476
    Aliases:
    USN-5663-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38476, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-34/#CVE-2022-38476, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-36/#CVE-2022-38476, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5663-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38476

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: thunderbird

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

    Affected versions

    1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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