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Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL7.x i686/x86_64 (2022:0124)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 156718

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Scientific Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SLSA-2022:0124-1 advisory.

 - Mozilla: Iframe sandbox bypass with XSLT (CVE-2021-4140)

 - Mozilla: Race condition when playing audio files (CVE-2022-22737)

 - Mozilla: Heap-buffer-overflow in blendGaussianBlur (CVE-2022-22738)

 - Mozilla: Use-after-free of ChannelEventQueue::mOwner (CVE-2022-22740)

 - Mozilla: Browser window spoof using fullscreen mode (CVE-2022-22741, CVE-2022-22743)

 - Mozilla: Out-of-bounds memory access when inserting text in edit mode (CVE-2022-22742)

 - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 96 and Firefox ESR 91.5 (CVE-2022-22751)

 - Mozilla: Leaking cross-origin URLs through securitypolicyviolation event (CVE-2022-22745)

 - Mozilla: Spoofed origin on external protocol launch dialog (CVE-2022-22748)

 - Mozilla: Missing throttling on external protocol launch dialog (CVE-2022-22739)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected firefox and / or firefox-debuginfo packages.

See Also

https://www.scientificlinux.org/category/sl-errata/slsa-20220124-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 156718

File Name: sl_20220113_firefox_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/13/2022

Updated: 11/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22751

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-4140

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4140, CVE-2022-22737, CVE-2022-22738, CVE-2022-22739, CVE-2022-22740, CVE-2022-22741, CVE-2022-22742, CVE-2022-22743, CVE-2022-22745, CVE-2022-22748, CVE-2022-22751

IAVA: 2022-A-0017-S

RHSA: RHSA-2022:0124