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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-38503): Firefox vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-38503): Firefox vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/03/2021
Created
11/06/2021
Added
11/04/2021
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

The iframe sandbox rules were not correctly applied to XSLT stylesheets, allowing an iframe to bypass restrictions such as executing scripts or navigating the top-level frame. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 94, Thunderbird < 91.3, and Firefox ESR < 91.3.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox
  • ubuntu-upgrade-thunderbird

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