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SUSE Security Announcement
Package: MozillaFirefox
Announcement ID: SUSE-SA:2009:022
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:00:00 +0000
Affected Products: openSUSE 11.0
openSUSE 11.1
SLES 11 DEBUGINFO
SLE 11
SLED 11
SLES 11
Vulnerability Type: remote code execution
Severity (1-10): 8
SUSE Default Package: yes
Cross-References: CVE-2009-1044, CVE-2009-1169, MFSA 2009-12
MFSA 2009-13
Content of This Advisory:
1) Security Vulnerability Resolved:
Mozilla Firefox security update.
Problem Description
2) Solution or Work-Around
3) Special Instructions and Notes
4) Package Location and Checksums
5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:
See SUSE Security Summary Report.
6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information
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1) Problem Description and Brief Discussion
The Mozilla Firefox Browser was updated to the 3.0.8 release. It
fixes two critical security issues:
MFSA 2009-13 / CVE-2009-1044: Security researcher Nils reported
via TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative that the XUL tree method
_moveToEdgeShift was in some cases triggering garbage collection
routines on objects which were still in use. In such cases, the browser
would crash when attempting to access a previously destroyed object
and this crash could be used by an attacker to run arbitrary code on
a victim's computer. This vulnerability was used by the reporter to
win the 2009 CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest.
This vulnerability does not affect Firefox 2, Thunderbird 2, or
released versions of SeaMonkey.
MFSA 2009-12 / CVE-2009-1169:Security researcher Guido Landi discovered
that a XSL stylesheet could be used to crash the browser during a
XSL transformation. An attacker could potentially use this crash to
run arbitrary code on a victim's computer.
This vulnerability was also previously reported as a stability problem
by Ubuntu community member, Andre. Ubuntu community member Michael
Rooney reported Andre's findings to Mozilla, and Mozilla community
member Martin helped reduce Andre's original test case and contributed
a patch to fix the vulnerability.
2) Solution or Work-Around
There is no known workaround, please install the update packages.
3) Special Instructions and Notes
Restart the Firefox browser after installing the update.
4) Package Location and Checksums
The preferred method for installing security updates is to use the YaST
Online Update (YOU) tool. YOU detects which updates are required and
automatically performs the necessary steps to verify and install them.
Alternatively, download the update packages for your distribution manually
and verify their integrity by the methods listed in Section 6 of this
announcement. Then install the packages using the command
rpm -Fhv
to apply the update, replacing with the filename of the
downloaded RPM package.
x86 Platform:
openSUSE 11.1:
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/MozillaFirefox-3.0.8-1.1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-3.0.8-1.1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/MozillaFirefox-translations-3.0.8-1.1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/mozilla-xulrunner190-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/mozilla-xulrunner190-devel-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/mozilla-xulrunner190-gnomevfs-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/mozilla-xulrunner190-translations-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/i586/python-xpcom190-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.i586.rpm
openSUSE 11.0:
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/MozillaFirefox-3.0.8-1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/MozillaFirefox-translations-3.0.8-1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/mozilla-xulrunner190-1.9.0.8-1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/mozilla-xulrunner190-devel-1.9.0.8-1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/mozilla-xulrunner190-gnomevfs-1.9.0.8-1.1.i586.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/i586/mozilla-xulrunner190-translations-1.9.0.8-1.1.i586.rpm
Power PC Platform:
openSUSE 11.1:
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/MozillaFirefox-3.0.8-1.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-3.0.8-1.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/MozillaFirefox-translations-3.0.8-1.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-devel-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-gnomevfs-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-translations-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/ppc/python-xpcom190-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.ppc.rpm
openSUSE 11.0:
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/ppc/MozillaFirefox-3.0.8-1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/ppc/MozillaFirefox-translations-3.0.8-1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-1.9.0.8-1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-64bit-1.9.0.8-1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-devel-1.9.0.8-1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-gnomevfs-1.9.0.8-1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-gnomevfs-64bit-1.9.0.8-1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-translations-1.9.0.8-1.1.ppc.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/ppc/mozilla-xulrunner190-translations-64bit-1.9.0.8-1.1.ppc.rpm
x86-64 Platform:
openSUSE 11.1:
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/MozillaFirefox-3.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/MozillaFirefox-branding-upstream-3.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/MozillaFirefox-translations-3.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-32bit-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-devel-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-gnomevfs-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-gnomevfs-32bit-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-translations-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-translations-32bit-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.1/rpm/x86_64/python-xpcom190-1.9.0.8-1.1.1.x86_64.rpm
openSUSE 11.0:
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/x86_64/MozillaFirefox-3.0.8-1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/x86_64/MozillaFirefox-translations-3.0.8-1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-1.9.0.8-1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-32bit-1.9.0.8-1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-devel-1.9.0.8-1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-gnomevfs-1.9.0.8-1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-gnomevfs-32bit-1.9.0.8-1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-translations-1.9.0.8-1.1.x86_64.rpm
http://download.opensuse.org/update/11.0/rpm/x86_64/mozilla-xulrunner190-translations-32bit-1.9.0.8-1.1.x86_64.rpm
Sources:
openSUSE 11.1:
openSUSE 11.0:
Our maintenance customers are notified individually. The packages are
offered for installation from the maintenance web:
SLES 11
SLED 11
SLE 11
SLES 11 DEBUGINFO
http://download.novell.com/index.jsp?search=Search&set_restricted=true&keywords=272bd7f6089e8316b21585826776f472
______________________________________________________________________________
5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:
See SUSE Security Summary Report.
______________________________________________________________________________
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gpg: Signature made using RSA key ID 3D25D3D9
gpg: Good signature from "SuSE Security Team "
where is replaced by the date the document was signed.
If the security team's key is not contained in your key ring, you can
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gpg --import gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04.asc
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rpm -v --checksig
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