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Red Hat: CVE-2023-6208: Mozilla: Using Selection API would copy contents into X11 primary selection. (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-6208: Mozilla: Using Selection API would copy contents into X11 primary selection. (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/21/2023
Created
11/29/2023
Added
11/28/2023
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

When using X11, text selected by the page using the Selection API was erroneously copied into the primary selection, a temporary storage not unlike the clipboard. *This bug only affects Firefox on X11. Other systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 120, Firefox ESR < 115.5.0, and Thunderbird < 115.5.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-firefox
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-x11
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debugsource

References

  • CVE-2023-6208
  • RHSA-2023:7499
  • RHSA-2023:7500
  • RHSA-2023:7501
  • RHSA-2023:7503
  • RHSA-2023:7504
  • RHSA-2023:7505
  • RHSA-2023:7506
  • RHSA-2023:7507
  • RHSA-2023:7508
  • RHSA-2023:7509
  • RHSA-2023:7510
  • RHSA-2023:7511
  • RHSA-2023:7512
  • RHSA-2023:7577
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