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RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2022:1287)
high Nessus Plugin ID 159612
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:1287 advisory.- Mozilla: Use-after-free in NSSToken objects (CVE-2022-1097)
- Mozilla: Use-after-free after VR Process destruction (CVE-2022-1196)
- Mozilla: Denial of Service via complex regular expressions (CVE-2022-24713)
- Mozilla: Out of bounds write due to unexpected WebAuthN Extensions (CVE-2022-28281)
- Mozilla: Use-after-free in DocumentL10n::TranslateDocument (CVE-2022-28282)
- Mozilla: Incorrect AliasSet used in JIT Codegen (CVE-2022-28285)
- Mozilla: iframe contents could be rendered outside the border (CVE-2022-28286)
- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 99 and Firefox ESR 91.8 (CVE-2022-28289)
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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1097
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1196
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24713
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28281
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28282
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28285
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28286
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-28289
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1287
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2072559
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2072560
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2072561
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2072562
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2072563
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2072564
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 159612
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2022-1287.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/9/2022
Updated: 5/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-24713
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-28289
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-1097, CVE-2022-1196, CVE-2022-24713, CVE-2022-28281, CVE-2022-28282, CVE-2022-28285, CVE-2022-28286, CVE-2022-28289