use-after-free vulnerability

Mozilla, the company behind the browser Firefox, issued a fix on Wednesday for a zero-day vulnerability they say has been exploited. NIST lists the vulnerability as CVE-2024-9680, and its status as “awaiting analysis.” Firefox users should update to the latest version of the browser and of the extended support releases to protect their systems from potential attacks. Due to widespread use of Firefox, this issue poses a significant risk, particularly for systems that haven’t been…