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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-22754: Important: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-22754: Important: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/14/2022
Created
02/18/2022
Added
02/17/2022
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

If a user installed an extension of a particular type, the extension could have auto-updated itself and while doing so, bypass the prompt which grants the new version the new requested permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-firefox
  • centos-upgrade-firefox-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-firefox-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-thunderbird
  • centos-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-thunderbird-debugsource

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