CVE-2022-38474
Publication date 22 December 2022
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
A website that had permission to access the microphone could record audio without the audio notification being shown. This bug does not allow the attacker to bypass the permission prompt - it only affects the notification shown once permission has been granted.<br />*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 104.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| firefox | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Notes
mdeslaur
starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.3 · Medium
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |