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FirefoxThe DiscoveryVarious remotely-exploitable memory safety bugs in Firefox before version 91 have been discovered by Mozilla developers and community members (CVE-2021-29980, CVE-2021-29981, CVE-2021-29982 and CVE-2021-29984). The ImpactA remote attacker could exploit these flaws to execute arbitrary code or trick users into accepting additional site permissions through maliciously crafted webcontent. The FixThese problems have been fixed upstream in Firefox version 91.0. Upgrade Firefox to version 91.0-1 immediately to protect sensitive data and prevent system compromise. # pacman -Syu "firefox>=91.0-1" Your Related Advisories:Register to Customize Your Advisories |
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