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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: RHSA-2022-9067-01 Critical: Firefox Update

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An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. 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-2022:9067-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:9067
Issue date:        2022-12-15
CVE Names:         CVE-2022-46872 CVE-2022-46874 CVE-2022-46878 
                   CVE-2022-46880 CVE-2022-46881 CVE-2022-46882 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

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 AppStream (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, 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 102.6.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* Mozilla: Arbitrary file read from a compromised content process
(CVE-2022-46872)

* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 102.6 and Thunderbird
102.6 (CVE-2022-46878)

* Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebGL (CVE-2022-46880)

* Mozilla: Memory corruption in WebGL (CVE-2022-46881)

* Mozilla: Drag and Dropped Filenames could have been truncated to
malicious extensions (CVE-2022-46874)

* Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebGL (CVE-2022-46882)

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/):

2153441 - CVE-2022-46872 Mozilla: Arbitrary file read from a compromised content process
2153449 - CVE-2022-46874 Mozilla: Drag and Dropped Filenames could have been truncated to malicious extensions
2153454 - CVE-2022-46878 Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 102.6 and Thunderbird 102.6
2153463 - CVE-2022-46880 Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebGL
2153466 - CVE-2022-46881 Mozilla: Memory corruption in WebGL
2153467 - CVE-2022-46882 Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebGL

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8):

Source:
firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.src.rpm

aarch64:
firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.aarch64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_7.aarch64.rpm
firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_7.aarch64.rpm

ppc64le:
firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_7.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_7.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_7.s390x.rpm
firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_7.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_7.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_7.x86_64.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-2022-46872
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46874
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46878
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46880
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46881
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46882
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 2022 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: RHSA-2022-9067-01 Critical: Firefox Update

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Important Firefox update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 tackles severe vulnerabilities and improves overall system security.
An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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 102.6.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Arbitrary file read from a compromised content process (CVE-2022-46872)
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 102.6 and Thunderbird 102.6 (CVE-2022-46878)
* Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebGL (CVE-2022-46880)
* Mozilla: Memory corruption in WebGL (CVE-2022-46881)
* Mozilla: Drag and Dropped Filenames could have been truncated to malicious extensions (CVE-2022-46874)
* Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebGL (CVE-2022-46882)
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-2022-46872 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46874 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46878 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46880 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46881 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-46882 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8):
Source: firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.src.rpm
aarch64: firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.aarch64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_7.aarch64.rpm firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_7.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.ppc64le.rpm firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_7.ppc64le.rpm firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.s390x.rpm firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_7.s390x.rpm firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_7.s390x.rpm
x86_64: firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_7.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_7.x86_64.rpm firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_7.x86_64.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


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:9067-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2022-12-15

Topic

An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.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 AppStream (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2153441 - CVE-2022-46872 Mozilla: Arbitrary file read from a compromised content process

2153449 - CVE-2022-46874 Mozilla: Drag and Dropped Filenames could have been truncated to malicious extensions

2153454 - CVE-2022-46878 Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 102.6 and Thunderbird 102.6

2153463 - CVE-2022-46880 Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebGL

2153466 - CVE-2022-46881 Mozilla: Memory corruption in WebGL

2153467 - CVE-2022-46882 Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebGL

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