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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-26387: ELSA-2022-0824: firefox security and bug fix update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-26387: ELSA-2022-0824: firefox security and bug fix update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/08/2022
Created
03/14/2022
Added
03/11/2022
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

When installing an add-on, Firefox verified the signature before prompting the user; but while the user was confirming the prompt, the underlying add-on file could have been modified and Firefox would not have noticed. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 98, Firefox ESR < 91.7, and Thunderbird < 91.7. A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as follows: When installing an add-on, Firefox verified the signature before prompting the user; but while the user was confirming the prompt, the underlying add-on file could have been modified, and Firefox would not have noticed.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

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