CVE detail
CVE-2022-26486
An unexpected message in the WebGPU IPC framework could lead to a use-after-free and exploitable sandbox escape. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97.0.2, Firefox ESR < 91.6.1, Firefox for Android < 97.3.0, Thunderbird < 91.6.2, and Focus < 97.3.0.
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Buzz score components · mention 20.8 · diversity 9.5 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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- Week in review: Linux bug gives root access to attackers, UPS devices’ vulns, IoT security for OEMsHelp Net Security
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: Mozilla fixes Firefox zero-days exploited in the wild (CVE-2022-26485, CVE-2022-26486) Mozilla has released an out-of-band security update for Firefox, Firefox Focus, and Thunderbird, fixing two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-26485, CVE-2022-26486) exploited by attackers in the wild. Easily exploitable Linux bug gives root access to attackers (CVE-2022-0847) An easily exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2022-0847) in the Linux kernel can be used by local unprivileged users … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMar 13, 2022, 9:00 AM The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added recently disclosed Firefox zero-days to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two critical security vulnerabilities in Mozilla firefox, tracked as CVE-2022-26485 and CVE-2022-26486, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. The US agency has ordered federal civilian agencies to address both issues by […]
newssecurityaffairs.comMar 8, 2022, 4:07 PMThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday announced the inclusion of 11 security holes in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
newswww.securityweek.comMar 8, 2022, 1:42 PMMozilla over the weekend issued an emergency security update for Firefox to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been exploited in attacks.
newswww.securityweek.comMar 7, 2022, 11:35 AM- Mozilla fixes Firefox zero-days exploited in the wild (CVE-2022-26485, CVE-2022-26486)Help Net Security
Mozilla has released an out-of-band security update for Firefox, Firefox Focus, and Thunderbird, fixing two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-26485, CVE-2022-26486) exploited by attackers in the wild. About the vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-26485, CVE-2022-26486) The two patched zero-days are both memory corruption bugs of the “use-after-free” kind, meaning that they may allow attackers to use memory that has been freed by the program. CVE-2022-26485 affects XSLT parameter processing and can be used to achieve remote code execution within the … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMar 7, 2022, 10:46 AM Mozilla fixed two critical actively exploited zero-day bugs in Firefox with the release of 97.0.2, ESR 91.6.1, Firefox for Android 97.3.0, and Focus 97.3.0. Mozilla has released Firefox 97.0.2, Firefox ESR 91.6.1, Firefox for Android 97.3.0, and Focus 97.3.0 to address a couple of critical zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-26485 and CVE-2022-26485, actively exploited in […]
newssecurityaffairs.comMar 7, 2022, 7:35 AM- Update now! Mozilla patches two actively exploited vulnerabilitiesMalwarebytes Labs
Mozilla has announcedit has fixed security vulnerabilities in Firefox 97.0.2, Firefox ESR 91.6.1, Firefox for Android 97.3.0, and Focus 97.3.0. Users…
newswww.malwarebytes.comMar 6, 2022, 5:00 PM
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