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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-29944: ELSA-2024-1484: firefox security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2024-29944: ELSA-2024-1484: firefox security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/22/2024
Created
05/22/2024
Added
03/26/2024
Modified
12/06/2024

Description

An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the parent process. Note: This vulnerability affects Desktop Firefox only, it does not affect mobile versions of Firefox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124.0.1 and Firefox ESR < 115.9.1. The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as: An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the parent process.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox-x11

References

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