QID 241023

Date Published: 2022-12-19

QID 241023: Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2022:9072)

Mozilla firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability...Security Fix(es):

    mozilla: arbitrary file read from a compromised content process (cve-2022-46872).
    Mozilla: memory safety bugs fixed in firefox esr 102.6 and thunderbird 102.6 (cve-2022-46878).
    Mozilla: use-after-free in webgl (cve-2022-46880).
    Mozilla: memory corruption in webgl (cve-2022-46881).
    Mozilla: drag and dropped filenames could have been truncated to malicious extensions (cve-2022-46874).
    Mozilla: use-after-free in webgl (cve-2022-46882).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux server 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux workstation 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux desktop 7 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 7 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, big endian 7 ppc64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 7 ppc64le.
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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 - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2022:9072 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2022:9072 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:9072