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[ALSA-2021:3157] firefox security update

Severity Important
Affected Packages 1
CVEs 6
Info Packages References Vulnerabilities

An update for firefox is now available for AlmaLinux AlmaLinux Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.

This update upgrades Firefox to version 78.13.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

  • Mozilla: Uninitialized memory in a canvas object could have led to memory corruption (CVE-2021-29980)

  • Mozilla: Incorrect instruction reordering during JIT optimization (CVE-2021-29984)

  • Mozilla: Race condition when resolving DNS names could have led to memory corruption (CVE-2021-29986)

  • Mozilla: Memory corruption as a result of incorrect style treatment (CVE-2021-29988)

  • Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird 78.13 (CVE-2021-29989)

  • Mozilla: Use-after-free media channels (CVE-2021-29985)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Package Affected Version
pkg:rpm/almalinux/firefox?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8.4 < 78.13.0-2.el8_4.alma
ID
ALSA-2021:3157
Severity
important
URL
https://errata.almalinux.org/ALSA-2021:3157.html
Published
2021-08-16T09:09:51
(3 years ago)
Modified
2021-08-17T06:25:51
(3 years ago)
Rights
Copyright 2021 AlmaLinux OS
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/firefox?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8.4 almalinux firefox < 78.13.0-2.el8_4.alma almalinux-8.4 x86_64
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date