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Gentoo 202408-02 High: Mozilla Firefox Remote Execution Risk Advisory

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Calendar Grey August 6, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Serious flaws found in Mozilla Firefox affect Gentoo users. Upgrade your browser immediately to avoid potential remote execution threats.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which could lead to remote code execution.

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 high severity security issue gentoo remote execution mozilla firefox browser update

Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-127.0:rapid"
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-127.0:rapid"
All Mozilla Firefox ESR users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-115.12.0:esr"
All Mozilla Firefox ESR binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-115.12.0:esr"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2024-2609 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2609 [ 2 ] CVE-2024-3302 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3302 [ 3 ] CVE-2024-3853 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3853 [ 4 ] CVE-2024-3854 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3854 [ 5 ] CVE-2024-3855 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3855 [ 6 ] CVE-2024-3856 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3856 [ 7 ] CVE-2024-3857 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3857 [ 8 ] CVE-2024-3858 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3858 [ 9 ] CVE-2024-3859 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3859 [ 10 ] CVE-2024-3860 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3860 [ 11 ] CVE-2024-3861 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3861 [ 12 ] CVE-2024-3862 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3862 [ 13 ] CVE-2024-3864 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3864 [ 14 ] CVE-2024-3865 https://nvd.nist....

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-02
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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: High
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 06, 2024
Bugs: #930380, #932374, #935550
ID: 202408-02

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity security issue gentoo remote execution mozilla firefox browser update

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which could lead to remote code execution.

Background

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

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ---------------------- -------------- --------------- www-client/firefox < 115.12.0:esr >= 115.12.0:esr < 127.0:rapid >= 127.0:rapid www-client/firefox-bin < 115.12.0:esr >= 115.12.0:esr < 127.0:rapid >= 127.0:rapid

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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