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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-29914: ELSA-2022-4590: firefox security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-29914: ELSA-2022-4590: firefox security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/03/2022
Created
05/07/2022
Added
05/05/2022
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

When reusing existing popups Firefox would have allowed them to cover the fullscreen notification UI, which could have enabled browser spoofing attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.9, Firefox ESR < 91.9, and Firefox < 100. A flaw was found in Mozilla. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes the issue of when reusing existing popups; Firefox allowed them to cover the fullscreen notification UI, which possibly enabled browser spoofing attacks.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsi
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

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