SUSE Security Update: Security update for MozillaFirefox
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0824-3
Rating:             important
References:         #881874 
Cross-References:   CVE-2014-1533 CVE-2014-1534 CVE-2014-1536
                    CVE-2014-1537 CVE-2014-1538 CVE-2014-1541
                    CVE-2014-1545
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS
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   An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available. It
   includes three new package versions.

Description:


   MozillaFirefox was updated to version 24.6.0 to fix six security issues:

       * Miscellaneous memory safety hazards. (CVE-2014-1533, CVE-2014-1534)
       * Use-after-free and out of bounds issues found using Address
         Sanitizer. (CVE-2014-1536, CVE-2014-1537, CVE-2014-1538)
       * Use-after-free with SMIL Animation Controller. (CVE-2014-1541)

   mozilla-nspr was updated to version 4.10.6 to fix one security issue:

       * Out of bounds write in NSPR. (CVE-2014-1545)

   Further information can be found at
   https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/
    .

   Security Issues references:

       * CVE-2014-1533
         
       * CVE-2014-1534
         
       * CVE-2014-1536
         
       * CVE-2014-1537
         
       * CVE-2014-1538
         
       * CVE-2014-1541
         
       * CVE-2014-1545
         


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-Firefox-2014-06-9372

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 24.6.0esr,3.16.1 and 4.10.6]:

      MozillaFirefox-24.6.0esr-0.3.1
      MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED-24-0.4.10.24
      MozillaFirefox-translations-24.6.0esr-0.3.1
      libfreebl3-3.16.1-0.3.1
      mozilla-nspr-4.10.6-0.3.1
      mozilla-nspr-devel-4.10.6-0.3.1
      mozilla-nss-3.16.1-0.3.1
      mozilla-nss-devel-3.16.1-0.3.1
      mozilla-nss-tools-3.16.1-0.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS (s390x x86_64) [New Version: 3.16.1 and 4.10.6]:

      libfreebl3-32bit-3.16.1-0.3.1
      mozilla-nspr-32bit-4.10.6-0.3.1
      mozilla-nss-32bit-3.16.1-0.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1533.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1534.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1536.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1537.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1538.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1541.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1545.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/881874
   https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

SuSE: 2014:0824-3: important: MozillaFirefox

June 25, 2014
An update that fixes 7 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

MozillaFirefox was updated to version 24.6.0 to fix six security issues: * Miscellaneous memory safety hazards. (CVE-2014-1533, CVE-2014-1534) * Use-after-free and out of bounds issues found using Address Sanitizer. (CVE-2014-1536, CVE-2014-1537, CVE-2014-1538) * Use-after-free with SMIL Animation Controller. (CVE-2014-1541) mozilla-nspr was updated to version 4.10.6 to fix one security issue: * Out of bounds write in NSPR. (CVE-2014-1545) Further information can be found at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/ . Security Issues references: * CVE-2014-1533 * CVE-2014-1534 * CVE-2014-1536 * CVE-2014-1537 * CVE-2014-1538 * CVE-2014-1541 * CVE-2014-1545 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for y...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#881874

Cross- CVE-2014-1533 CVE-2014-1534 CVE-2014-1536

CVE-2014-1537 CVE-2014-1538 CVE-2014-1541

CVE-2014-1545

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1533.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1534.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1536.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1537.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1538.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1541.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1545.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/881874

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0824-3
Rating: important

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