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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5740-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
August 07, 2024                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : firefox-esr
CVE ID         : CVE-2024-7519 CVE-2024-7521 CVE-2024-7522 CVE-2024-7524 
                 CVE-2024-7525 CVE-2024-7526 CVE-2024-7527 CVE-2024-7529 
                 CVE-2024-7531

Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web
browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary
code, the bypass of sandbox restrictions or an information leak.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your firefox-esr packages.

For the detailed security status of firefox-esr please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/firefox-esr

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-5740-1: firefox-esr Security Advisory Updates

August 7, 2024
Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code, the bypass of sandbox restrictions o...

Summary

Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web
browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary
code, the bypass of sandbox restrictions or an information leak.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed
in version 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your firefox-esr packages.

For the detailed security status of firefox-esr please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/firefox-esr

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Severity
Package : firefox-esr
CVE ID : CVE-2024-7519 CVE-2024-7521 CVE-2024-7522 CVE-2024-7524

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