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SUSE: 2018:1820-1 Important: MozillaFirefox Heap Buffer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey June 27, 2018
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SUSE has released a critical update for Mozilla Firefox that resolves a significant heap buffer overflow flaw. It's advised to apply the suggested updates promptly.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following security issue: - CVE-2018-6126: Prevent heap buffer overflow in rasterizing paths in SVG with Skia (bsc#1096449). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-MozillaFirefox-13679=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-MozillaFirefox-13679=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS: zypper in -t patch slessp3-MozillaFirefox-13679=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3: zypper in -t patch sleposp3-MozillaFirefox-13679=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update security fix important SUSE heap buffer overflow MozillaFirefox

References

#1096449

Cross- CVE-2018-6126

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6126.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1096449

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1820-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update security fix important SUSE heap buffer overflow MozillaFirefox

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