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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RHSA-2018:2835 Moderate: Firefox Security Update

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Calendar Grey September 27, 2018
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Hash: SHA256 Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: firefox security update Advisory ID: RHSA
An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 60.2.1 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Crash in TransportSecurityInfo due to cached data (CVE-2018-12385)
* Mozilla: Setting a master password post-Firefox 58 does not delete unencrypted previously stored passwords (CVE-2018-12383)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Philipp and Jurgen Gaeremyn as the original reporters.

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Topics Covered

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12383 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12385 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.src.rpm
x86_64: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.src.rpm
ppc64: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.ppc64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.s390x.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.s390x.rpm
x86_64: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7):
Source: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.src.rpm
aarch64: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.aarch64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.s390x.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.2.1-1.el7_5.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source: firefox-60.2.1-1.el7_5.src.rpm


Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:2835-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2835
Issue date: 2018-09-27

Topic

An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate security update red hat security fix firefox web browser

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x

Bugs Fixed

1625531 - CVE-2018-12383 Mozilla: Setting a master password post-Firefox 58 does not delete unencrypted previously stored passwords

1632062 - CVE-2018-12385 Mozilla: Crash in TransportSecurityInfo due to cached data

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