QID 240081

Date Published: 2022-02-15

QID 240081: Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2022:0510)

mozilla firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.

Security Fix(es):
  • mozilla: extensions could have bypassed permission confirmation during update (cve-2022-22754)
  • mozilla: memory safety bugs fixed in firefox 97 and firefox esr 91.6 (cve-2022-22764)
  • mozilla: drag and dropping an image could have resulted in the dropped object being an executable (cve-2022-22756)
  • mozilla: sandboxed iframes could have executed script if the parent appended elements (cve-2022-22759)
  • mozilla: cross-origin responses could be distinguished between script and non-script content-types (cve-2022-22760)
  • mozilla: frame-ancestors content security policy directive was not enforced for framed extension pages (cve-2022-22761)
  • mozilla: script execution during invalid object state (cve-2022-22763)

Affected Products:

  • Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 8 s390x
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 8 ppc64le
  • Red Hat enterprise linux for arm 64 8 aarch64



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:0510 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:0510 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0510