Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2022-0514)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 158113

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-0514 advisory.

[91.6.0-1.0.1]
- Remove upstream references [Orabug: 30143292]
- Update distribution for Oracle Linux [Orabug: 30143292]
- Add firefox-oracle-default-prefs.js and remove the corresponding Red Hat file
- Enabled aarch64 build

[91.6.0-1]
- Update to 91.6.0 build1

[91.5.0-2]
- Use default update channel to fix non working enterprise policies:
rhbz#2044667

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected firefox package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-0514.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 158113

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-0514.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/16/2022

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

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-2022-22764

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.6

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-22759

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:firefox

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-22754, CVE-2022-22756, CVE-2022-22759, CVE-2022-22760, CVE-2022-22761, CVE-2022-22763, CVE-2022-22764

IAVA: 2022-A-0079-S