Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202107-38
=========================================
Severity: Medium
Date    : 2021-07-20
CVE-ID  : CVE-2021-36773
Package : firefox-ublock-origin
Type    : denial of service
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2172

Summary
======
The package firefox-ublock-origin before version 1.36.2-1 is vulnerable
to denial of service.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 1.36.2-1.

# pacman -Syu "firefox-ublock-origin>=1.36.2-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.36.2.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
uBlock Origin before 1.36.2 supports an arbitrary depth of parameter
nesting for strict blocking, which allows crafted web sites to cause a
denial of service (unbounded recursion that can trigger memory
consumption and a loss of all blocking functionality).

Impact
=====
A crafted web site could consume a lot of memory, disabling all
blocking functionality.

References
=========
https://github.com/vtriolet/writings/blob/main/posts/2021/ublock_origin_and_umatrix_denial_of_service.adoc
https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1649
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/365b20e8cc27cd776ef3868b02ea739ba387356d
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-36773

ArchLinux: 202107-38: firefox-ublock-origin: denial of service

July 20, 2021

Summary

uBlock Origin before 1.36.2 supports an arbitrary depth of parameter nesting for strict blocking, which allows crafted web sites to cause a denial of service (unbounded recursion that can trigger memory consumption and a loss of all blocking functionality).

Resolution

Upgrade to 1.36.2-1. # pacman -Syu "firefox-ublock-origin>=1.36.2-1"
The problem has been fixed upstream in version 1.36.2.

References

https://github.com/vtriolet/writings/blob/main/posts/2021/ublock_origin_and_umatrix_denial_of_service.adoc https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/1649 https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/365b20e8cc27cd776ef3868b02ea739ba387356d https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-36773

Severity
Package : firefox-ublock-origin
Type : denial of service
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-2172

Workaround

None.

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