QID 356189

Date Published: 2023-09-28

QID 356189: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for firefox : ALASFIREFOX-2023-011

a flaw was found in mozilla.
The mozilla foundation security advisory describes the issue as a malicious website that could have learned the size of a cross-origin resource that supported range requests. (
( CVE-2022-31736) a flaw was found in mozilla.
The mozilla foundation security advisory describes the issue as a malicious webpage that could have caused an out-of-bounds write in webgl, leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. (
( CVE-2022-31737) a flaw was found in mozilla.
The mozilla foundation security advisory describes the issue of when exiting fullscreen mode, an iframe could have confused the browser about the current state of the fullscreen, resulting in potential user confusion or spoofing attacks. (
( CVE-2022-31738) a flaw was found in mozilla.
The mozilla foundation security advisory describes the issue on arm64; wasm code could have resulted in incorrect assembly generation, leading to a register allocation problem and a potentially exploitable crash. (
( CVE-2022-31740) a flaw was found in mozilla.
The mozilla foundation security advisory describes the issue as having a crafted cms message that could have been processed incorrectly, leading to an invalid memory read and potential memory corruption. (
( CVE-2022-31741) a flaw was found in mozilla.
The mozilla foundation security advisory describes the issue as an attacker could have exploited a timing attack by sending a large number of allowcredential entries and detecting the difference between invalid key handles and cross-origin key handles.
This could have led to cross-origin account linking in violation of webauthn goals. (
( CVE-2022-31742) a flaw was found in mozilla.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

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

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALASFIREFOX-2023-011 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALASFIREFOX-2023-011 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASFIREFOX-2023-011.html