QID 198704

Date Published: 2022-03-21

QID 198704: Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-5321-2)

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

Usn-5321-1 fixed vulnerabilities in firefox.
The update didn't includearm64 because of a regression.
This update provides the correspondingupdate for arm64.
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Original advisory details:multiple security issues were discovered in firefox.
If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof the browser ui, bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary 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 during install.
A local attacker could potentially exploit this to trick a user 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-5321-2 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 198704

    CVE-2022-26381 | CVE-2022-26384 | CVE-2022-26383 | CVE-2022-26387 | CVE-2022-0843 | CVE-2022-26382 | CVE-2022-26385 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-5321-2 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5321-2
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