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RedHat: RHSA-2020-3558-01 Important: Firefox Security Issues

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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 impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: firefox security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2020:3558-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3558
Issue date:        2020-08-26
CVE Names:         CVE-2020-15664 CVE-2020-15669 
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1. Summary:

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 impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. 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

3. Description:

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
compliance, performance, and portability.

This update upgrades Firefox to version 68.12.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* Mozilla: Attacker-induced prompt for extension installation
(CVE-2020-15664)

* Mozilla: Use-After-Free when aborting an operation (CVE-2020-15669)

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.

4. 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.

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1872531 - CVE-2020-15664 Mozilla: Attacker-induced prompt for extension installation
1872532 - CVE-2020-15669 Mozilla: Use-After-Free when aborting an operation

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm

i386:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

x86_64:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm

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

Source:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm

i386:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm

ppc64:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.ppc64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

x86_64:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm

i386:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):

x86_64:
firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15664
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15669
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
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RedHat: RHSA-2020-3558-01 Important: Firefox Security Issues

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Crucial Chrome security patch released for CentOS 7, addressing severe vulnerabilities. Update immediately.
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 68.12.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Attacker-induced prompt for extension installation (CVE-2020-15664)
* Mozilla: Use-After-Free when aborting an operation (CVE-2020-15669)
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.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15664 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15669 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm
i386: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
x86_64: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm
x86_64: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm
i386: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppc64: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.ppc64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.ppc64.rpm
s390x: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.s390x.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.s390x.rpm
x86_64: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
x86_64: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-68.12.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source: firefox-68.12.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:3558-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2020-08-26

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 Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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

1872531 - CVE-2020-15664 Mozilla: Attacker-induced prompt for extension installation

1872532 - CVE-2020-15669 Mozilla: Use-After-Free when aborting an operation

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