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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202209-27 ] Mozilla Firefox: Multple Vulnerabi

    From John Helmert III@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 29 17:00:02 2022
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202209-27
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    Severity: High
    Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple Vulnerabilities
    Date: September 29, 2022
    Bugs: #872059
    ID: 202209-27

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox, the
    worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

    Background
    ==========

    Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla
    project.

    Affected packages
    =================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 www-client/firefox < 102.3.0:esr >= 102.3.0:esr
    < 105.0:rapid >= 105.0:rapid
    2 www-client/firefox-bin < 102.3.0:esr >= 102.3.0:esr
    < 105.0:rapid >= 105.0:rapid

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please
    review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All Mozilla Firefox ESR users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-102.3.0"

    All Mozilla Firefox ESR binary users should upgrade to the latest
    version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-102.3.0"

    All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-105.0"

    All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-105.0"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2022-40956
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40956
    [ 2 ] CVE-2022-40957
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40957
    [ 3 ] CVE-2022-40958
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40958
    [ 4 ] CVE-2022-40959
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40959
    [ 5 ] CVE-2022-40960
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40960
    [ 6 ] CVE-2022-40962
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40962

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-27

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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