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USN-5321-1: Firefox vulnerabilities Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof the browser UI, bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0843, CVE-2022-26381, CVE-2022-26382, CVE-2022-26383, CVE-2022-26384, CVE-2022-26385) A TOCTOU bug was discovered when verifying addon signatures during install. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to trick a user into installing an addon with an invalid signature. (CVE-2022-26387) Source: USN-5321-1: Firefox vulnerabilities

USN-5320-1: Expat vulnerabilities and regression USN-5288-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Expat. For CVE-2022-25236 it caused a regression and an additional patch was required. This update address this regression and several other vulnerabilities. It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-25313) It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2022-25314) It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-25315) Original advisory details: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a [ more… ]