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SUSE: 2020:3022-1 Important: MozillaFirefox Memory Safety Fix

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Calendar Grey October 23, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
Crucial SUSE patch for MozillaFirefox tackles severe memory vulnerabilities. Discover details now.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues: - Firefox Extended Support Release 78.4.0 ESR * Fixed: Various stability, functionality, and security fixes MFSA 2020-46 (bsc#1177872, bsc#1176756) * CVE-2020-15969 Use-after-free in usersctp * CVE-2020-15683 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 82 and Firefox ESR 78.4 * Fixed: Fixed legacy preferences not being properly applied when set via GPO 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 Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP1-2020-3022=1 Package List:

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Topics Covered

security advisory important memory safety use-after-free SUSE Linux Enterprise patch instructions MozillaFirefox

References

#1176756 #1177872

Cross- CVE-2020-15683 CVE-2020-15969

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15683.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15969.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1176756

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1177872

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3022-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory important memory safety use-after-free SUSE Linux Enterprise patch instructions MozillaFirefox

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