CVE-2022-46872 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:102.6.0-1.el9_1.alma


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-FIREFOX-5624205
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed15 Dec 2022

Introduced: 15 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-46872  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 firefox to version 0:102.6.0-1.el9_1.alma or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:9065.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker who compromised a content process could have partially escaped the sandbox to read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.<br>This bug only affects Thunderbird for Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108, Firefox ESR < 102.6, and Thunderbird < 102.6.

CVSS Scores

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