1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5782-1

USN-5782-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 December 2022

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

Releases

Packages

  • firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details

It was discovered that Firefox was using an out-of-date libusrsctp library.
An attacker could possibly use this library to perform a reentrancy issue
on Firefox. (CVE-2022-46871)

Nika Layzell discovered that Firefox was not performing a check on paste
received from cross-processes. An attacker could potentially exploit this
to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-46872)

Pete Freitag discovered that Firefox did not implement the unsafe-hashes
CSP directive. An attacker who was able to inject markup into a page
otherwise protected by a Content Security Policy may have been able to
inject an executable script. (CVE-2022-46873)

Matthias Zoellner discovered that Firefox was not keeping the filename
ending intact when using the drag-and-drop event. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to add a file with a...

It was discovered that Firefox was using an out-of-date libusrsctp library.
An attacker could possibly use this library to perform a reentrancy issue
on Firefox. (CVE-2022-46871)

Nika Layzell discovered that Firefox was not performing a check on paste
received from cross-processes. An attacker could potentially exploit this
to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-46872)

Pete Freitag discovered that Firefox did not implement the unsafe-hashes
CSP directive. An attacker who was able to inject markup into a page
otherwise protected by a Content Security Policy may have been able to
inject an executable script. (CVE-2022-46873)

Matthias Zoellner discovered that Firefox was not keeping the filename
ending intact when using the drag-and-drop event. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to add a file with a malicious extension, leading
to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-46874)

Hafiizh discovered that Firefox was not handling fullscreen notifications
when the browser window goes into fullscreen mode. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to spoof the user and obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2022-46877)

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, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-46878,
CVE-2022-46879)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal firefox –  108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic firefox –  108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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