Summary
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 102.9.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Incorrect code generation during JIT compilation (CVE-2023-25751)
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 111 and Firefox ESR 102.9 (CVE-2023-28176)
* Mozilla: Potential out-of-bounds when accessing throttled streams (CVE-2023-25752)
* Mozilla: Invalid downcast in Worklets (CVE-2023-28162)
* Mozilla: URL being dragged from a removed cross-origin iframe into the same tab triggered navigation (CVE-2023-28164)
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.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | firefox | 102.9.0-3.el9_1.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | firefox-x11 | 102.9.0-3.el9_1.alma |
Vulnerabilities 5
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High 8.8
While implementing AudioWorklets, some code may have casted one type to another, invalid, dynamic type. This could have…
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High 8.8
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 110 and Firefox ESR 102.8. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruptio…
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Medium 6.5
Dragging a URL from a cross-origin iframe that was removed during the drag could have led to user confusion and website…
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Unscored —
Sometimes, when invalidating JIT code while following an iterator, the newly generated code could be overwritten incorr…
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Unscored —
When accessing throttled streams, the count of available bytes needed to be checked in the calling function to be withi…
References
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25751
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25752
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28162
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28164
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28176
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178458
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178460
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178466
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178470
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178472
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advisory
https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-1337.html