Summary
USN-5321-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update didn't include
arm64 because of a regression. This update provides the corresponding
update for arm64.
This update also removes Yandex and Mail.ru as optional search providers
in the drop-down search menu.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof the browser
UI, bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0843, CVE-2022-26381, CVE-2022-26382,
CVE-2022-26383, CVE-2022-26384, CVE-2022-26385)
A TOCTOU bug was discovered when verifying addon signatures during
install. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to trick a
user into installing an addon with an invalid signature.
(CVE-2022-26387)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | firefox | 98.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | firefox | 98.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 7
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Critical 9.6
If an attacker could control the contents of an iframe sandboxed with <code>allow-popups</code> but not <code>allow-scr…
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High 8.8
Mozilla developers Kershaw Chang, Ryan VanderMeulen, and Randell Jesup reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 9…
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High 8.8
An attacker could have caused a use-after-free by forcing a text reflow in an SVG object leading to a potentially explo…
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High 7.5
When installing an add-on, Firefox verified the signature before prompting the user; but while the user was confirming …
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Medium 6.5
In unusual circumstances, an individual thread may outlive the thread's manager during shutdown. This could have led to…
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Medium 4.3
While the text displayed in Autofill tooltips cannot be directly read by JavaScript, the text was rendered using page f…
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Medium 4.3
When resizing a popup after requesting fullscreen access, the popup would not display the fullscreen notification. This…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0843
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26381
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26382
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26383
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26384
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26385
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-26387