QID 198689

Date Published: 2022-03-07

QID 198689: Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-5314-1)

Ubuntu has released a security update for firefox to fix the vulnerabilities.

A use-after-free was discovered when removing an xslt parameter in somecircumstances.
If a user were tricked into opening a specially craftedwebsite, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service, orexecute arbitrary code.
(cve-2022-26485)a use-after-free was discovered in the webgpu ipc framework.
If a userwere tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker couldexploit this to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.2 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Refer to Ubuntu security advisory USN-5314-1 for updates and patch information.

Vendor References

USN-5314-1 - ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5314-1

CVEs related to QID 198689

CVE-2022-26485 | CVE-2022-26486 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
USN-5314-1	Ubuntu Linux		ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5314-1

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