RedHat: RHSA-2019-4108:01 Critical: firefox security update
Summary
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
compliance, performance, and portability.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 68.3.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Use-after-free in worker destruction (CVE-2019-17008)
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 71 and Firefox ESR 68.3
(CVE-2019-17012)
* Mozilla: Buffer overflow in plain text serializer (CVE-2019-17005)
* Mozilla: Use-after-free when performing device orientation checks
(CVE-2019-17010)
* Mozilla: Use-after-free when retrieving a document in antitracking
(CVE-2019-17011)
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.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to
take effect.
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17005 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17008 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17010 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17011 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17012 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
x86_64:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
ppc64:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.ppc64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
x86_64:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
x86_64:
firefox-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-68.3.0-1.el6_10.i686.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1779431 - CVE-2019-17008 Mozilla: Use-after-free in worker destruction
1779434 - CVE-2019-17010 Mozilla: Use-after-free when performing device orientation checks
1779435 - CVE-2019-17005 Mozilla: Buffer overflow in plain text serializer
1779436 - CVE-2019-17011 Mozilla: Use-after-free when retrieving a document in antitracking
1779437 - CVE-2019-17012 Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 71 and Firefox ESR 68.3