Synopsis: Critical: firefox security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2018:3005-1
Issue Date: 2018-10-25
CVE Numbers: CVE-2018-12389
CVE-2018-12390
CVE-2018-12392
CVE-2018-12393
CVE-2018-12395
CVE-2018-12396
CVE-2018-12397
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This update upgrades Firefox to version 60.3.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 63 and Firefox ESR 60.3
(CVE-2018-12390)
* Mozilla: Crash with nested event loops (CVE-2018-12392)
* Mozilla: Integer overflow during Unicode conversion while loading
JavaScript (CVE-2018-12393)
* Mozilla: WebExtension bypass of domain restrictions through header
rewriting (CVE-2018-12395)
* Mozilla: WebExtension content scripts can execute in disallowed contexts
(CVE-2018-12396)
* Mozilla: WebExtension local file permission check bypass
(CVE-2018-12397)
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 60.3 (CVE-2018-12389)
Bug Fix(es):
* Previously, passwords saved in the Firefox browser and encrypted by a
master password were erased when Firefox was exited. This update ensures
that NSS files used to decrypt stored login data are handled correctly. As
a result, the affected passwords are no longer lost after restarting
Firefox.
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SL7
x86_64
firefox-60.3.0-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-60.3.0-1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-60.3.0-1.el7_5.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-60.3.0-1.el7_5.i686.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team
