{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2022-26486","details":"An unexpected message in the WebGPU IPC framework could lead to a use-after-free and exploitable sandbox escape. We have had reports of attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerability affects Firefox \u003c 97.0.2, Firefox ESR \u003c 91.6.1, Firefox for Android \u003c 97.3.0, Thunderbird \u003c 91.6.2, and Focus \u003c 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