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SUSE: 2018:2890-1 Important: MozillaFirefox Security Issues Fixed

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Calendar Grey September 27, 2018
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SUSE Security Patch for MozillaFirefox addresses critical vulnerabilities, enhances functionality, and introduces optimization tweaks.
An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for MozillaFirefox to ESR 60.2 fixes several issues. These general changes are part of the version 60 release. - New browser engine with speed improvements - Redesigned graphical user interface elements - Unified address and search bar for new installations - New tab page listing top visited, recently visited and recommended pages - Support for configuration policies in enterprise deployments via JSON files - Support for Web Authentication, allowing the use of USB tokens for authentication to web sites The following changes affect compatibility: - Now exclusively supports extensions built using the WebExtension API. - Unsupported legacy extensions will no longer work in Firefox 60 ESR - TLS certificates issued by Symantec before June 1st, 2016 are no longer

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Topics Covered

security advisory update important SUSE performance issue MozillaFirefox

References

#1107343

Cross- CVE-2017-16541 CVE-2018-12376 CVE-2018-12377

CVE-2018-12378 CVE-2018-12379 CVE-2018-12381

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16541.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12376.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12377.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12378.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12379.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12381.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1107343

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2890-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory update important SUSE performance issue MozillaFirefox

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