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Gentoo: GLSA-202007-60: Normal Severity: Firefox Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey July 30, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Ubuntu Linux users are advised to upgrade their systems to patch several security flaws that could enable unauthorized access and system compromise.
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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update gentoo code execution firefox multiple vulnerabilities normal severity

Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-68.11.0"
All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-68.11.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-15652 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15652 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-15659 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15659 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-6463 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6463

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-60
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 30, 2020
Bugs: #734324
ID: 202007-60

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update gentoo code execution firefox multiple vulnerabilities normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla Project.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/firefox < 68.11.0 >= 68.11.0 2 www-client/firefox-bin < 68.11.0 >= 68.11.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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