--- title: "CVE-2022-46871\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-2022-46871?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2022-46871 Publication date 14 December 2022 Last updated 26 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breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-46871?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description An out of date library (libusrsctp) contained vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 108. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-46871?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | firefox | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 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 108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 108.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | | libusrsctp | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 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 | Vulnerable | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mozjs38 | 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 end of standard support, was needs-triage | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mozjs52 | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mozjs68 | 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 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 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 | 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 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu1 | | 25.10 questing | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu1 | | 25.04 plucky | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu1 | | 24.10 oracular | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu1 | | 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu1 | | 23.10 mantic | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu1 | | 23.04 lunar | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu1 | | 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.10.1 | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-46871?format=md#patch-details) ## 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 --- ### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie) libusrsctp fixed upstream in 0.9.4.0 specific issue is a failure to perform reference counting correctly, and thus race conditions that lead to use-after-frees are possible. ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | libusrsctp | * Upstream: [939d48f](https://github.com/sctplab/usrsctp/commit/939d48f9632d69bf170c7a84514b312b6b42257d) | ## 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-2022-46871) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46871) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-46871) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-46871) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-5782-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5782-1) + Firefox vulnerabilities + 15 December 2022 + [USN-5824-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5824-1) + Thunderbird vulnerabilities + 6 February 2023 ### Other references * *