Security update for MozillaFirefox

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0659-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-23968 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-23968 ( NVD ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-23969 ( SUSE ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-23969 ( NVD ): 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-23973 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-23973 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2021-23978 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-23978 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues:

  • Firefox Extended Support Release 78.8.0 ESR
  • Fixed: Various stability, functionality, and security fixes MFSA 2021-08 (bsc#1182614)
  • CVE-2021-23969: Content Security Policy violation report could have contained the destination of a redirect
  • CVE-2021-23968: Content Security Policy violation report could have contained the destination of a redirect
  • CVE-2021-23973: MediaError message property could have leaked information about cross-origin resources
  • CVE-2021-23978: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 86 and Firefox ESR 78.8

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-659=1

Package List:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • MozillaFirefox-translations-other-78.8.0-8.32.2
    • MozillaFirefox-78.8.0-8.32.2
    • MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-78.8.0-8.32.2
    • MozillaFirefox-translations-common-78.8.0-8.32.2
    • MozillaFirefox-devel-78.8.0-8.32.2
    • MozillaFirefox-debugsource-78.8.0-8.32.2

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