# Security update for MozillaFirefox

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3949-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * #1215814

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-5217

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-5217 ( SUSE ):  8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2023-5217 ( 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-SP4
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5
  * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  * SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  * SUSE Manager Server 4.3

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues:

Mozilla Firefox was updated to 115.3.1 ESR, fixing a security issue:

MFSA 2023-44 (bsc#1215814)

  * CVE-2023-5217: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in libvpx

## 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-ESPOS-2023-3949=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-3949=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-3949=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-3949=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP2-2023-3949=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2023-3949=1

  * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2023-3949=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3949=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.5  
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3949=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP4-2023-3949=1

  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP5-2023-3949=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-3949=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64
    x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5217.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215814

openSUSE: 2023:3949-1: important: MozillaFirefox Security Advisory Update

October 3, 2023
This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues: Mozilla Firefox was updated to 115.3.1 ESR, fixing a security issue:

Description

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues: Mozilla Firefox was updated to 115.3.1 ESR, fixing a security issue: MFSA 2023-44 (bsc#1215814) * CVE-2023-5217: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in libvpx

 

Patch

## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-ESPOS-2023-3949=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-3949=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-3949=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2023-3949=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP2-2023-3949=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2023-3949=1 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2023-3949=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3949=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3949=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP4-2023-3949=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP5-2023-3949=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP2-LTSS-2023-3949=1


Package List

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (aarch64 x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64 x86_64) * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-other-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (noarch) * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.1-150200.152.111.1


References

* #1215814 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5217.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215814


Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3949-1
Rating: important

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