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Gentoo: GLSA-202412-04: Mozilla Firefox: Security Advisory Updates

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High severity vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox require immediate attention. Upgrade to latest version urgently to mitigate risks.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version in their release channel:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-131.0.2:rapid" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-128.3.1:esr"
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-131.0.2:rapid" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-128.3.1:esr"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2024-6601 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6601 [ 2 ] CVE-2024-6602 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6602 [ 3 ] CVE-2024-6603 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6603 [ 4 ] CVE-2024-6604 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6604 [ 5 ] CVE-2024-6606 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6606 [ 6 ] CVE-2024-6607 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6607 [ 7 ] CVE-2024-6608 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6608 [ 8 ] CVE-2024-6609 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6609 [ 9 ] CVE-2024-6610 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6610 [ 10 ] CVE-2024-6611 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6611 [ 11 ] CVE-2024-6612 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6612 [ 12 ] CVE-2024-6613 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6613 [ 13 ] CVE-2024-6614 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6614 [ 14 ] CVE-2024-6615 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/202412-04
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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: December 07, 2024
Bugs: #936215, #937467, #941169, #941174, #941224
ID: 202412-04

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which arbitrary 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 < 128.3.1:esr >= 123.3.1:esr < 131.0.2:rapid >= 131.0.2:rapid www-client/firefox-bin < 128.3.1:esr >= 128.3.1:esr < 131.0.2:rapid >= 131.0.2:rapid

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.