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SUSE: 2021:14782-1 Important: MozillaFirefox Memory Safety Issues

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Calendar Grey August 12, 2021
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch for MozillaFirefox resolves vulnerabilities related to memory protection, delivering essential updates for compromised systems.
An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues: Firefox Extended Support Release 78.13.0 ESR (MFSA 2021-34, bsc#1188891): - CVE-2021-29986: Race condition when resolving DNS names could have led to memory corruption - CVE-2021-29988: Memory corruption as a result of incorrect style treatment - CVE-2021-29984: Incorrect instruction reordering during JIT optimization - CVE-2021-29980: Uninitialized memory in a canvas object could have led to memory corruption - CVE-2021-29985: Use-after-free media channels - CVE-2021-29989: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 91 and Firefox ESR 78.13 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:

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update memory corruption important SUSE memory safety MozillaFirefox

References

#1188891

Cross- CVE-2021-29980 CVE-2021-29984 CVE-2021-29985

CVE-2021-29986 CVE-2021-29988 CVE-2021-29989

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29980.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29984.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29985.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29986.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29988.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-29989.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1188891

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:14782-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update memory corruption important SUSE memory safety MozillaFirefox

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