vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-1550: ELSA-2024-0952: firefox security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Feb 20, 2024 | Feb 24, 2024 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 20, 2024
Added
Feb 24, 2024
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 123, Firefox ESR < 115.8, and Thunderbird < 115.8.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-firefoxoracle-linux-upgrade-firefox-x11oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird
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