RedHat: RHSA-2022-9071:01 Important: firefox security update
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.
Summary
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.
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 E4S (v. 8.1):
Source:
firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_1.src.rpm
ppc64le:
firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-102.6.0-1.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.6.0-1.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debugsource-102.6.0-1.el8_1.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/
Topic
An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1Update Services for SAP Solutions.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.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) - ppc64le, 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