Scientific Linux SL6.x SLSA-2017:1104-1 Critical: firefox DoS Flaws

Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:04:16 -0000
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Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Critical: firefox on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Message-ID: <20170420150416.32651.9758@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:1104-1
Issue Date: 2017-04-20
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-5442
 CVE-2017-5443
 CVE-2017-5429
 CVE-2017-5464
 CVE-2017-5465
 CVE-2017-5460
 CVE-2017-5448
 CVE-2017-5449
 CVE-2017-5446
 CVE-2017-5447
 CVE-2017-5444
 CVE-2017-5445
 CVE-2017-5469
 CVE-2017-5440
 CVE-2017-5441
 CVE-2017-5439
 CVE-2017-5438
 CVE-2017-5437
 CVE-2017-5436
 CVE-2017-5435
 CVE-2017-5434
 CVE-2017-5433
 CVE-2017-5432
 CVE-2017-5459
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This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.1.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A
web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running Firefox. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5432, CVE-2017-5433,
CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435, CVE-2017-5436, CVE-2017-5437, CVE-2017-5438,
CVE-2017-5439, CVE-2017-5440, CVE-2017-5441, CVE-2017-5442, CVE-2017-5443,
CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445, CVE-2017-5446, CVE-2017-5447, CVE-2017-5448,
CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5459, CVE-2017-5460, CVE-2017-5464, CVE-2017-5465,
CVE-2017-5469)
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SL6
 x86_64
 firefox-52.1.0-2.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-52.1.0-2.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-52.1.0-2.el6_9.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-52.1.0-2.el6_9.i686.rpm
 i386
 firefox-52.1.0-2.el6_9.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-52.1.0-2.el6_9.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team