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Severity: High
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: October 31, 2022
Bugs: #877773
ID: 202210-34

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst
of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background
==========

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 < 102.4.0:esr >= 102.4.0:esr
< 106.0:rapid >= 106.0:rapid
2 www-client/firefox-bin < 102.4.0:esr >= 102.4.0:esr
< 106.0:rapid >= 106.0:rapid

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Mozilla Firefox ESR users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-102.4.0"

All Mozilla Firefox ESR binary users should upgrade to the latest
version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-102.4.0"

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-106.0"

All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-106.0"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-42927
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42927
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-42928
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42928
[ 3 ] CVE-2022-42929
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42929
[ 4 ] CVE-2022-42930
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42930
[ 5 ] CVE-2022-42931
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42931
[ 6 ] CVE-2022-42932
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42932

Availability
============

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-34

Concerns?
=========

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