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AlmaLinux 9 : firefox (ALSA-2024:3955)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 200736
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2024:3955 advisory.* firefox: Use-after-free in networking (CVE-2024-5702)
* firefox: Use-after-free in JavaScript object transplant (CVE-2024-5688)
* firefox: External protocol handlers leaked by timing attack (CVE-2024-5690)
* firefox: Sandboxed iframes were able to bypass sandbox restrictions to open a new window (CVE-2024-5691)
* firefox: Cross-Origin Image leak via Offscreen Canvas (CVE-2024-5693)
* firefox: Memory Corruption in Text Fragments (CVE-2024-5696)
* firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 127, Firefox ESR 115.12, and Thunderbird 115.12 (CVE-2024-5700)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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 and / or firefox-x11 packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 200736
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2024-3955.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 6/19/2024
Updated: 8/19/2024
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-5702
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.7
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-5691
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:firefox, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:firefox-x11, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-5688, CVE-2024-5690, CVE-2024-5691, CVE-2024-5693, CVE-2024-5696, CVE-2024-5700, CVE-2024-5702