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Gentoo: GLSA-202208-37 High: Firefox Arbitrary Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey August 31, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security flaws identified in Google Chrome may allow for unauthorized code execution. Please upgrade to the most recent version immediately.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

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 Gentoo Linux multiple threats Mozilla Firefox

Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox ESR users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-91.13.0"
All Mozilla Firefox ESR binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-91.13.0"
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-104.0"
All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-104.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-38472 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38472 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-38473 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38473 [ 3 ] CVE-2022-38474 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38474 [ 4 ] CVE-2022-38475 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38475 [ 5 ] CVE-2022-38476 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38476 [ 6 ] CVE-2022-38477 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38477 [ 7 ] CVE-2022-38478 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38478

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-37
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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 31, 2022
Bugs: #866215
ID: 202208-37

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity Gentoo Linux multiple threats Mozilla Firefox

Synopsis

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

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 < 104:rapid >= 104:rapid < 91.13.0:esr >= 91.13.0:esr 2 www-client/firefox-bin < 104:rapid >= 104:rapid

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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