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RedHat: RHSA-2019-1604-01 Critical: Firefox Update for Security Flaws

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Calendar Grey June 25, 2019
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Firefox's recent security update on Red Hat addresses critical vulnerabilities that could jeopardize user data. Users must promptly apply the patch to stay secure
An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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 60.7.2 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Type confusion in Array.pop (CVE-2019-11707)
* Mozilla: Sandbox escape using Prompt:Open (CVE-2019-11708)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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Topics Covered

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11707 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11708 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-18/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.src.rpm
i386: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
x86_64: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.src.rpm
x86_64: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.src.rpm
i386: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppc64: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.ppc64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.ppc64.rpm
s390x: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.s390x.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.s390x.rpm
x86_64: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
x86_64: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-60.7.2-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source: firefox-60.7.2-1.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2019:1604-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1604
Issue date: 2019-06-25

Topic

An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Critical. 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 security update red hat critical firefox sandbox escape type confusion

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1721789 - CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla: Type confusion in Array.pop

1722673 - CVE-2019-11708 Mozilla: Sandbox escape using Prompt:Open

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