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[ASA-202105-5] firefox: arbitrary code execution |
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Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202105-5
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Severity: High
Date : 2021-05-19
CVE-ID : CVE-2021-29952
Package : firefox
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1917
Summary
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The package firefox before version 88.0.1-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.
Resolution
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Upgrade to 88.0.1-1.
# pacman -Syu "firefox>=88.0.1-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 88.0.1.
Workaround
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None.
Description
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A security issue has been found in Firefox before version 88.0.1. When
Web Render components were destructed, a race condition could have
caused undefined behavior, and Mozilla presumes that with enough effort
may have been exploitable to run arbitrary code.
Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code through a crafted HTML
page.
References
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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-20/#CVE-2021-29952
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1704227
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-29952
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