Type Confusion in Async Generators in Javascript Engine
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
An error in the ECMA-262 specification relating to Async Generators could have resulted in a type confusion, potentially leading to memory corruption and an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 128, Firefox ESR < 115.13, Thunderbird < 115.13, and Thunderbird < 128.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 128 | 128 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | before 115.13 | 115.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 115.13 | 115.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 128 | 128 | Patch available | CNA |
- Firefox VendorMozilla Affected before 128 Fixed in 128 Patch available CNA
- Firefox ESR VendorMozilla Affected before 115.13 Fixed in 115.13 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 115.13 Fixed in 115.13 Patch available CNA
- Thunderbird VendorMozilla Affected before 128 Fixed in 128 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Firefox (Mozilla) Fixed in 128
- Fix · CNA Firefox ESR (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.13
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 115.13
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 128
Red Hat 17 advisories
- RHSA-2024:6892 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2024:6891 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2024:6850 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_8
Show 14 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2024:6838 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) firefox-128.2.0-1.el7_9
- RHSA-2024:6839 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2024:6816 Released 2024-09-19 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_6
- RHSA-2024:6786 Released 2024-09-18 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) firefox-128.2.0-1.el9_2, firefox-x11-128.2.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2024:6782 Released 2024-09-18 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) firefox-128.2.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2024:6719 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_8
- RHSA-2024:6721 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_4
- RHSA-2024:6723 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_2
- RHSA-2024:6720 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el9_2
- RHSA-2024:6722 Released 2024-09-17 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el9_0
- RHSA-2024:6683 Released 2024-09-16 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2024:6684 Released 2024-09-16 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-128.2.0-1.el8_10
- RHSA-2024:6681 Released 2024-09-16 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) firefox-128.2.0-1.el9_4, firefox-x11-128.2.0-1.el9_4
- RHSA-2024:6682 Released 2024-09-16 · Red Hat rating Importantfirefox security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox-128.2.0-1.el8_10
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6682, RHSA-2024:6684 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6681, RHSA-2024:6683 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6723, RHSA-2024:6839 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6721, RHSA-2024:6891 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6721, RHSA-2024:6891 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6722, RHSA-2024:6782 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6719, RHSA-2024:6850 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6720, RHSA-2024:6786 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6721, RHSA-2024:6891 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6816, RHSA-2024:6892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) | Fixed | RHSA-2024:6838 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-7652
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-crg5-c758-hm56
- 2026-10-13 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Advisory 5
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Sources
- CVE-2024-7652 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-7652 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-crg5-c758-hm56 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-7652 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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