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High RLSA-2021:4123 8 CVEs

Important: firefox security update

Published Nov 3, 2021 · Updated Feb 4, 2026

Summary

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.

This update upgrades Firefox to version 91.3.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* Mozilla: Use-after-free in HTTP2 Session object

* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 94 and Firefox ESR 91.3

* Mozilla: iframe sandbox rules did not apply to XSLT stylesheets (CVE-2021-38503)

* Mozilla: Use-after-free in file picker dialog (CVE-2021-38504)

* Mozilla: Firefox could be coaxed into going into fullscreen mode without notification or warning (CVE-2021-38506)

* Mozilla: Opportunistic Encryption in HTTP2 could be used to bypass the Same-Origin-Policy on services hosted on other ports (CVE-2021-38507)

* Mozilla: Permission Prompt could be overlaid, resulting in user confusion and potential spoofing (CVE-2021-38508)

* Mozilla: Javascript alert box could have been spoofed onto an arbitrary domain (CVE-2021-38509)

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 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 firefox 0:91.3.0-1.el8

Vulnerabilities 8

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019621
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019622
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019624
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019625
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019626
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019627
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019628
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019630