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openSUSE Evergreen 11.4: 2015:0567-1 Important: Firefox DoS Issues

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Calendar Grey March 22, 2015
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Crucial openSUSE patch addresses multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox version 31.5.3. Ensure your system is protected and upgraded today.
An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available

Description

Update to Firefox 31.5.3 (bnc#923534)

* MFSA 2015-28/CVE-2015-0818 (bmo#1144988) Privilege escalation through

SVG navigation

* MFSA 2015-29/CVE-2015-0817 (bmo#1145255) Code execution through

incorrect JavaScript bounds checking elimination

- update to Firefox 31.5.0esr (bnc#917597)

* MFSA 2015-11/CVE-2015-0836 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards

* MFSA 2015-12/CVE-2015-0833 (bmo#945192) Invoking Mozilla updater will

load locally stored DLL files (Windows only)

* MFSA 2015-16/CVE-2015-0831 (bmo#1130514) Use-after-free in IndexedDB

* MFSA 2015-19/CVE-2015-0827 (bmo#1117304) Out-of-bounds read and write

while rendering SVG content

* MFSA 2015-24/CVE-2015-0822 (bmo#1110557) Reading of local files

through manipulation of form autocomplete

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Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Evergreen 11.4:

zypper in -t patch 2015-11=1

To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

Package List

- openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

MozillaFirefox-31.5.3-137.1

MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-31.5.3-137.1

MozillaFirefox-buildsymbols-31.5.3-137.1

MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-31.5.3-137.1

MozillaFirefox-debugsource-31.5.3-137.1

MozillaFirefox-devel-31.5.3-137.1

MozillaFirefox-translations-common-31.5.3-137.1

MozillaFirefox-translations-other-31.5.3-137.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0817.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0818.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0822.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0827.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0831.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0833.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0836.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917597

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923534

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2015:0567-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Evergreen 11.4 .

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