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RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2022:4768)
high Nessus Plugin ID 161643
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for firefox.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:4768 advisory.Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 91.9.1 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Untrusted input used in JavaScript object indexing, leading to prototype pollution (CVE-2022-1529)
* Mozilla: Prototype pollution in Top-Level Await implementation (CVE-2022-1802)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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 RHEL firefox package based on the guidance in RHSA-2022:4768.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?bc9c43ef
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4768
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 161643
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-4768.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 5/27/2022
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Critical
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-1802
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/27/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/20/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-1529, CVE-2022-1802