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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-26485: ELSA-2022-0850: thunderbird security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-26485: ELSA-2022-0850: thunderbird security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/05/2022
Created
03/14/2022
Added
03/11/2022
Modified
11/12/2024

Description

Removing an XSLT parameter during processing could have lead to an exploitable use-after-free. 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. A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: Removing an XSLT parameter during processing could have led to an exploitable use-after-free issue. There were reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw.

Solution(s)

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

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