QID 240133

Date Published: 2022-03-14

QID 240133: Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2022:0818)

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

Security Fix(es):
  • mozilla: use-after-free in xslt parameter processing (cve-2022-26485)
  • mozilla: use-after-free in webgpu ipc framework (cve-2022-26486)
  • expat: malformed 2- and 3-byte utf-8 sequences can lead to arbitrary code execution (cve-2022-25235)
  • expat: namespace-separator characters in "xmlns[:prefix]" attribute values can lead to arbitrary code execution (cve-2022-25236)
  • expat: integer overflow in storerawnames() (cve-2022-25315)
  • mozilla: use-after-free in text reflows (cve-2022-26381)
  • mozilla: browser window spoof using fullscreen mode (cve-2022-26383)
  • mozilla: iframe allow-scripts sandbox bypass (cve-2022-26384)
  • mozilla: time-of-check time-of-use bug when verifying add-on signatures (cve-2022-26387)
  • mozilla: temporary files downloaded to /tmp and accessible by other local users (cve-2022-26386)

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 Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:0818 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:0818 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0818