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[RHSA-2021:0053] firefox security update

Severity Critical
Affected Packages 5
CVEs 1
Info Packages References Vulnerabilities

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

This update upgrades Firefox to version 78.6.1 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

  • Mozilla: Use-after-free write when handling a malicious COOKIE-ECHO SCTP chunk (CVE-2020-16044)

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/redhat/firefox?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-7.9 < 78.6.1-1.el7_9
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-7.9 < 78.6.1-1.el7_9
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=ppc64le&distro=redhat-7.9 < 78.6.1-1.el7_9
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-7.9 < 78.6.1-1.el7_9
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=i686&distro=redhat-7.9 < 78.6.1-1.el7_9
ID
RHSA-2021:0053
Severity
critical
URL
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0053
Published
2021-01-11T00:00:00
(3 years ago)
Modified
2021-01-11T00:00:00
(3 years ago)
Rights
Copyright 2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=x86_64&distro=redhat-7.9 redhat firefox < 78.6.1-1.el7_9 redhat-7.9 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=s390x&distro=redhat-7.9 redhat firefox < 78.6.1-1.el7_9 redhat-7.9 s390x
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=ppc64le&distro=redhat-7.9 redhat firefox < 78.6.1-1.el7_9 redhat-7.9 ppc64le
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=ppc64&distro=redhat-7.9 redhat firefox < 78.6.1-1.el7_9 redhat-7.9 ppc64
Affected pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=i686&distro=redhat-7.9 redhat firefox < 78.6.1-1.el7_9 redhat-7.9 i686
# 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