QID 198696

Date Published: 2022-03-14

QID 198696: Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-5321-1)

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

Multiple security issues were discovered in firefox.
If a user weretricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker couldpotentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof the browserui, bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or executearbitrary code.
(cve-2022-0843, cve-2022-26381, cve-2022-26382,cve-2022-26383, cve-2022-26384, cve-2022-26385)a toctou bug was discovered when verifying addon signatures duringinstall.
A local attacker could potentially exploit this to trick auser into installing an addon with an invalid signature.

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.

Solution

Refer to Ubuntu security advisory USN-5321-1 for updates and patch information.

Vendor References

USN-5321-1 - ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5321-1

CVEs related to QID 198696

CVE-2022-26383 | CVE-2022-0843 | CVE-2022-26387 | CVE-2022-26382 | CVE-2022-26385 | CVE-2022-26381 | CVE-2022-26384 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
USN-5321-1	Ubuntu Linux		ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5321-1

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