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GLSA 202209-27 : Mozilla Firefox: Multple Vulnerabilities


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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202209-27
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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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
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox, the
worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

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

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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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
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

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

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

Concerns?
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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
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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