--- title: "CVE-2022-38478\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38478?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2022-38478 Publication date 24 August 2022 Last updated 25 August 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **8.8 · High** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38478?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description Members the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 103, Firefox ESR 102.1, and Firefox ESR 91.12. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.2, Thunderbird < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 91.13, Firefox ESR < 102.2, and Firefox < 104. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38478?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | firefox | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mozjs38 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mozjs52 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mozjs68 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mozjs78 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mozjs91 | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | thunderbird | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [tyhicks](https://launchpad.net/~tyhicks) mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 8.8 · High * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Network | | Attack complexity | Low | | Privileges required | None | | User interaction | Required | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | High | | Integrity impact | High | | Availability impact | High | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 8.8 · High | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-38478) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38478) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-38478) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-38478) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-5581-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5581-1) + Firefox vulnerabilities + 24 August 2022 + [USN-5663-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5663-1) + Thunderbird vulnerabilities + 7 October 2022 ### Other references *