Summary
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 115.8.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Out-of-bounds memory read in networking channels (CVE-2024-1546)
* Mozilla: Alert dialog could have been spoofed on another site (CVE-2024-1547)
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 123, Firefox ESR 115.8, and Thunderbird 115.8 (CVE-2024-1553)
* Mozilla: Fullscreen Notification could have been hidden by select element (CVE-2024-1548)
* Mozilla: Custom cursor could obscure the permission dialog (CVE-2024-1549)
* Mozilla: Mouse cursor re-positioned unexpectedly could have led to unintended permission grants (CVE-2024-1550)
* Mozilla: Multipart HTTP Responses would accept the Set-Cookie header in response parts (CVE-2024-1551)
* Mozilla: Incorrect code generation on 32-bit ARM devices (CVE-2024-1552)
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 | 115.8.0-1.el9_3.alma |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | firefox-x11 | 115.8.0-1.el9_3.alma |
Vulnerabilities 8
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High 8.1
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122, Firefox ESR 115.7, and Thunderbird 115.7. Some of these bugs showed evidence…
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High 7.5
When storing and re-accessing data on a networking channel, the length of buffers may have been confused, resulting in …
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High 7.5
Incorrect code generation could have led to unexpected numeric conversions and potential undefined behavior.*Note:* Thi…
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Medium 6.5
Through a series of API calls and redirects, an attacker-controlled alert dialog could have been displayed on another w…
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Medium 6.1
If a website set a large custom cursor, portions of the cursor could have overlapped with the permission dialog, potent…
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Medium 6.1
A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user…
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Medium 6.1
Set-Cookie response headers were being incorrectly honored in multipart HTTP responses. If an attacker could control th…
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Medium 4.3
A website could have obscured the fullscreen notification by using a dropdown select input element. This could have led…
References
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1546
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1547
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1548
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1549
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1550
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1551
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1552
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1553
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265349
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265350
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265351
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265352
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265353
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265354
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265355
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2265356
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advisory
https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-0952.html