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Critical · 9.6 Known exploited CVE-2022-26486 EUVD-2022-31044GHSA-h9vh-vxg7-xmhh

An unexpected message in the WebGPU IPC framework could lead to a use-after-free and exploitable sandbox escape. We have had reports of att…

Published Dec 22, 2022 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by mozilla

Description

An unexpected message in the WebGPU IPC framework could lead to a use-after-free and exploitable sandbox escape. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 97.0.2 97.0.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – < 91.6.1 91.6.1
Mozilla Firefox for Android unspecified – < 97.3.0 97.3.0
Mozilla Thunderbird unspecified – < 91.6.2 91.6.2
Mozilla Focus unspecified – < 97.3.0 97.3.0

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 firefox-esr 91.6.1esr-1 —
Debian 14 thunderbird 1:91.6.2-1 —
Debian 13 firefox-esr 91.6.1esr-1 —
Debian 13 thunderbird 1:91.6.2-1 —
Debian 12 firefox-esr 91.6.1esr-1 —
Debian 12 thunderbird 1:91.6.2-1 —
Debian 11 firefox-esr 91.6.1esr-1~deb11u1 DSA-5090-1
Debian 11 thunderbird 1:91.6.2-1~deb11u1 DSA-5094-1
Debian 10 firefox-esr 91.6.1esr-1~deb10u1 DSA-5090-1
Debian 10 thunderbird 1:91.6.2-1~deb10u1 DSA-5094-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 9 firefox-esr 91.6.1esr-1~deb9u1 DLA-2933-1
Debian 9 thunderbird 1:91.6.2-1~deb9u1 DLA-2939-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS firefox 1:1snap1-0ubuntu1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS firefox 97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-5314-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS firefox 97.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-5314-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8 firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_5 RHSA-2022:0818
RHEL 8 thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_5 RHSA-2022:0845
RHEL 7 firefox 91.7.0-3.el7_9 RHSA-2022:0824
RHEL 7 thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el7_9 RHSA-2022:0850
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 8.4 EUS firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_4 RHSA-2022:0817
RHEL 8.4 EUS thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_4 RHSA-2022:0853
RHEL 8.2 EUS firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_2 RHSA-2022:0816
RHEL 8.2 EUS thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_2 RHSA-2022:0843
RHEL 8.1 E4S firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_1 RHSA-2022:0815
RHEL 8.1 E4S thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_1 RHSA-2022:0847

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 8 firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_5.alma ALSA-2022:0818
AlmaLinux 8 thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_5.alma ALSA-2022:0845

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 8 firefox 91.7.0-3.el8_5 RLSA-2022:0818
Rocky Linux 8 thunderbird 91.7.0-2.el8_5 RLSA-2022:0845
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP3 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
SLES 15 SP3 MozillaThunderbird 91.6.2-8.59.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0804-1
SLES 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
SLES 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-150.21.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0778-1
SLES 15 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-150.21.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0778-1
SLES 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
Show 24 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP4 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SLES 12 SP3 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SLES 12 SP2 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SLES 11 SP4 MozillaFirefox 91.7.0-78.167.1 SUSE-SU-2022:14906-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-150.21.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0778-1
SLES for SAP 15 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-150.21.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0778-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-150.21.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0778-1
SLE HPC 15 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-150.21.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0778-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-112.92.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0777-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-150.21.1 SUSE-SU-2022:0778-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed MozillaThunderbird 91.7.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:11909-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 MozillaFirefox 91.6.1-152.19.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:0783-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 MozillaThunderbird 91.6.2-8.59.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:0804-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 librewolf 97.0.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 firefox +1 97.0.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 firefox-esr 91.6.1-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 thunderbird 91.6.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 firefox +1 97.0.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 firefox-esr 91.6.1-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 thunderbird 91.6.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 firefox +1 97.0.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 firefox-esr 91.6.1-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 thunderbird 91.6.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 firefox 97.0.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 firefox-esr 91.6.1-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 thunderbird 91.6.2-r0 —
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.19 firefox 97.0.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.19 firefox-esr 91.6.1-r0 —
Alpine v3.19 thunderbird 91.6.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 firefox 97.0.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 firefox-esr 91.6.1-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 thunderbird 91.6.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 firefox 97.0.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 firefox-esr 91.6.1-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 thunderbird 91.6.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 firefox 97.0.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 firefox-esr 91.6.1-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 thunderbird 91.6.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.15 firefox-esr 91.6.1-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 thunderbird 91.7.0-2.amzn2.0.1 ALAS2-2022-1779

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 8 firefox 91.7.0-3.0.1.el8_5 ELSA-2022-0818
Oracle Linux 8 thunderbird 91.7.0-2.0.1.el8_5 ELSA-2022-0845
Oracle Linux 7 firefox 91.7.0-3.0.1.el7_9 ELSA-2022-0824
Oracle Linux 7 thunderbird 91.7.0-2.0.1.el7_9 ELSA-2022-0850

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