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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2927
SUSE Security Update: Security update for MozillaFirefox
28 September 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: MozillaFirefox
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Unauthorised Access -- Remote with User Interaction
Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-12381 CVE-2018-12379 CVE-2018-12378
CVE-2018-12377 CVE-2018-12376 CVE-2017-16541
Reference: ASB-2018.0207
ASB-2018.0206
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182890-1/
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for MozillaFirefox
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2890-1
Rating: important
References: #1107343
Cross-References: CVE-2017-16541 CVE-2018-12376 CVE-2018-12377
CVE-2018-12378 CVE-2018-12379 CVE-2018-12381
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
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An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available.
Description:
This update for MozillaFirefox to ESR 60.2 fixes several issues.
These general changes are part of the version 60 release.
- New browser engine with speed improvements
- Redesigned graphical user interface elements
- Unified address and search bar for new installations
- New tab page listing top visited, recently visited and recommended pages
- Support for configuration policies in enterprise deployments via JSON
files
- Support for Web Authentication, allowing the use of USB tokens for
authentication to web sites
The following changes affect compatibility:
- Now exclusively supports extensions built using the WebExtension API.
- Unsupported legacy extensions will no longer work in Firefox 60 ESR
- TLS certificates issued by Symantec before June 1st, 2016 are no longer
trusted The "security.pki.distrust_ca_policy" preference can be set to 0
to reinstate trust in those certificates
The following issues affect performance:
- new format for storing private keys, certificates and certificate trust
If the user home or data directory is on a network file system, it is
recommended that users set the following environment variable to avoid
slowdowns: NSS_SDB_USE_CACHE=yes This setting is not recommended for
local, fast file systems.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2018-12381: Dragging and dropping Outlook email message results in
page navigation (bsc#1107343).
- CVE-2017-16541: Proxy bypass using automount and autofs (bsc#1107343).
- CVE-2018-12376: Various memory safety bugs (bsc#1107343).
- CVE-2018-12377: Use-after-free in refresh driver timers (bsc#1107343).
- CVE-2018-12378: Use-after-free in IndexedDB (bsc#1107343).
- CVE-2018-12379: Out-of-bounds write with malicious MAR file
(bsc#1107343).
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2018-2053=1
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64):
MozillaFirefox-60.2.0-3.10.1
MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE-60-4.3.1
MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-60.2.0-3.10.1
MozillaFirefox-debugsource-60.2.0-3.10.1
MozillaFirefox-devel-60.2.0-3.10.1
MozillaFirefox-translations-common-60.2.0-3.10.1
MozillaFirefox-translations-other-60.2.0-3.10.1
References:
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16541.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12376.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12377.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12378.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12379.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12381.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1107343
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