Gentoo: 202004-11 Normal: Mozilla Firefox Multiple Code Execution Risks
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April 23, 2020
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-68.7.0"
All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-68.7.0"
All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-68.7.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-6821 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6821 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-6822 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6822 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-6823 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6823 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-6824 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6824 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-6825 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6825 [ 6 ] CVE-2020-6826 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6826
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-11
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 23, 2020
Bugs: #716644
ID: 202004-11
Background
Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla
Project.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/firefox < 68.7.0 >= 68.7.0
2 www-client/firefox-bin < 68.7.0 >= 68.7.0
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2 affected packages
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web
page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, an information leak or a Denial of Service
condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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