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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-38506: Important: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2021-38506: Important: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
12/08/2021
Created
05/05/2022
Added
05/04/2022
Modified
02/29/2024

Description

Through a series of navigations, Firefox could have entered fullscreen mode without notification or warning to the user. This could lead to spoofing attacks on the browser UI including phishing. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-firefox
  • alma-upgrade-thunderbird

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