[ALSA-2021:0990] Important: firefox security update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2021-03-25
Description:
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. This update upgrades Firefox to version 78.9.0 ESR. Security Fix(es): * Mozilla: Texture upload into an unbound backing buffer resulted in an out-of-bound read (CVE-2021-23981) * Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 87 and Firefox ESR 78.9 (CVE-2021-23987) * Mozilla: Internal network hosts could have been probed by a malicious webpage (CVE-2021-23982) * Mozilla: Malicious extensions could have spoofed popup information (CVE-2021-23984) 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.
Updated packages:
  • firefox-78.9.0-1.el8_3.alma.x86_64.rpm
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.