CVE-2022-22754

NameCVE-2022-22754
DescriptionIf a user installed an extension of a particular type, the extension could have auto-updated itself and while doing so, bypass the prompt which grants the new version the new requested permissions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2916-1, DLA-2921-1, DSA-5069-1, DSA-5074-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
firefox (PTS)sid131.0-1fixed
firefox-esr (PTS)bullseye115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)128.3.0esr-1~deb11u2fixed
bookworm115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)128.3.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie115.15.0esr-1fixed
sid128.3.0esr-2fixed
thunderbird (PTS)bullseye1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)1:115.15.0-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm1:115.12.0-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)1:115.15.0-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie1:128.2.0esr-1fixed
sid1:128.3.0esr-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
firefoxsource(unstable)97.0-1
firefox-esrsourcestretch91.6.0esr-1~deb9u1DLA-2916-1
firefox-esrsourcebuster91.6.0esr-1~deb10u1DSA-5069-1
firefox-esrsourcebullseye91.6.0esr-1~deb11u1DSA-5069-1
firefox-esrsource(unstable)91.6.0esr-1
thunderbirdsourcestretch1:91.6.0-1~deb9u1DLA-2921-1
thunderbirdsourcebuster1:91.6.0-1~deb10u1DSA-5074-1
thunderbirdsourcebullseye1:91.6.0-1~deb11u1DSA-5074-1
thunderbirdsource(unstable)1:91.6.0-1

Notes

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/#CVE-2022-22754
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/#CVE-2022-22754
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/#CVE-2022-22754

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