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Red Hat 8.1: RHSA-2023:5183-01 Critical: Firefox Heap Overflow

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An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: firefox security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2023:5183-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5183
Issue date:        2023-09-18
CVE Names:         CVE-2023-4863 
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1. Summary:

An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1
Update Services for SAP Solutions.

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 E4S (v. 8.1) - ppc64le, 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 102.15.1 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec (CVE-2023-4863)

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/):

2238431 - CVE-2023-4863 libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1):

Source:
firefox-102.15.1-1.el8_1.src.rpm

ppc64le:
firefox-102.15.1-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.15.1-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debugsource-102.15.1-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-102.15.1-1.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.15.1-1.el8_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debugsource-102.15.1-1.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

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4863
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 2023 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat 8.1: RHSA-2023:5183-01 Critical: Firefox Heap Overflow

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Calendar Grey September 18, 2023
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial Firefox security patch released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 to address critical heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities. Update immediately!
An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions

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 102.15.1 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec (CVE-2023-4863)
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-2023-4863 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1):
Source: firefox-102.15.1-1.el8_1.src.rpm
ppc64le: firefox-102.15.1-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm firefox-debuginfo-102.15.1-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm firefox-debugsource-102.15.1-1.el8_1.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64: firefox-102.15.1-1.el8_1.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-102.15.1-1.el8_1.x86_64.rpm firefox-debugsource-102.15.1-1.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


Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:5183-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2023-09-18

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.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) - ppc64le, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

2238431 - CVE-2023-4863 libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec

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