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SUSE: 2022:4460-1 Important: MozillaFirefox Memory Safety Issues

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Calendar Grey December 13, 2022
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A recent patch addresses critical vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, implementing eight enhancements that bolster overall security integrity.
An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues: Firefox Extended Support Release 102.6.0 ESR (bsc#1206242): - CVE-2022-46880: Use-after-free in WebGL - CVE-2022-46872: Arbitrary file read from a compromised content process - CVE-2022-46881: Memory corruption in WebGL - CVE-2022-46874: Drag and Dropped Filenames could have been truncated to malicious extensions - CVE-2022-46875: Download Protections were bypassed by .atloc and .ftploc files on Mac OS - CVE-2022-46882: Use-after-free in WebGL - CVE-2022-46878: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 108 and Firefox ESR 102.6 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

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Topics Covered

security advisory update important web security SUSE memory safety MozillaFirefox

References

#1206242

Cross- CVE-2022-46872 CVE-2022-46874 CVE-2022-46875

CVE-2022-46878 CVE-2022-46880 CVE-2022-46881

CVE-2022-46882

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46872.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46874.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46875.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46878.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:4460-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory update important web security SUSE memory safety MozillaFirefox

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