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Gentoo: GLSA-202208-08 High: Mozilla Firefox Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey August 10, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws found in Mozilla Firefox may allow for unauthorized code execution; ensure you update to the newest version to protect your system.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity update gentoo code execution mozilla firefox

Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox ESR users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-91.12.0:esr"
All Mozilla Firefox ESR binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-91.12.0:esr"
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-103.0:rapid"
All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-103.0:rapid"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-0843 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0843 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-1196 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1196 [ 3 ] CVE-2022-1529 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1529 [ 4 ] CVE-2022-1802 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1802 [ 5 ] CVE-2022-1919 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1919 [ 6 ] CVE-2022-2200 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2200 [ 7 ] CVE-2022-2505 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2505 [ 8 ] CVE-2022-24713 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24713 [ 9 ] CVE-2022-26381 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26381 [ 10 ] CVE-2022-26382 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26382 [ 11 ] CVE-2022-26383 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26383 [ 12 ] CVE-2022-26384 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26384 [ 13 ] CVE-2022-26385 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26385 [ 14 ] CVE-2022-26386 http...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-08
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 10, 2022
Bugs: #834631, #834804, #836866, #842438, #846593, #849044, #857045, #861515
ID: 202208-08

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla project.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/firefox < 91.12.0:esr >= 91.12.0:esr < 103.0:rapid >= 103.0:rapid 2 www-client/firefox-bin < 91.12.0:esr >= 91.12.0:esr < 103.0:rapid >= 103.0:rapid

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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