Synopsis:          Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2021:0053-1
Issue Date:        2021-01-11
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2020-16044
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This update upgrades Firefox to version 78.6.1 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* Mozilla: Use-after-free write when handling a malicious COOKIE-ECHO SCTP
chunk (CVE-2020-16044)
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SL7
  x86_64
    firefox-78.6.1-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-78.6.1-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-78.6.1-1.el7_9.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team

SciLinux: SLSA-2021-0053-1 Critical: firefox on SL7.x x86_64

This update upgrades Firefox to version 78.6.1 ESR

Summary

Critical: firefox security update



Security Fixes

* Mozilla: Use-after-free write when handling a malicious COOKIE-ECHO SCTP chunk (CVE-2020-16044)
SL7 x86_64 firefox-78.6.1-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-78.6.1-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm firefox-78.6.1-1.el7_9.i686.rpm
- Scientific Linux Development Team

Severity
Advisory ID: SLSA-2021:0053-1
Issued Date: : 2021-01-11
CVE Numbers: CVE-2020-16044
This update upgrades Firefox to version 78.6.1 ESR.

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