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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2024.2429
firefox security update
19 April 2024
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: firefox
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2024-2609 CVE-2024-3852 CVE-2024-3854
CVE-2024-3857 CVE-2024-3859 CVE-2024-3861
CVE-2024-3864
Original Bulletin:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1904
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.5 CVE-2024-3864 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: Red Hat
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: firefox security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2024:1904
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1904
Issue date: 2024-04-18
CVE Names: CVE-2024-2609 CVE-2024-3852 CVE-2024-3854 CVE-2024-3857
CVE-2024-3859 CVE-2024-3861 CVE-2024-3864
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1. Summary:
An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced
Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service,
and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of
Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives
a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE
link(s) in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) - x86_64, ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) - x86_64, ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) - x86_64, ppc64le
3. Description:
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
compliance, performance, and portability.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 115.10.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* GetBoundName in the JIT returned the wrong object (CVE-2024-3852)
* Out-of-bounds-read after mis-optimized switch statement (CVE-2024-3854)
* Incorrect JITting of arguments led to use-after-free during garbage collection
(CVE-2024-3857)
* Permission prompt input delay could expire when not in focus (CVE-2024-2609)
* Integer-overflow led to out-of-bounds-read in the OpenType sanitizer
(CVE-2024-3859)
* Potential use-after-free due to AlignedBuffer self-move (CVE-2024-3861)
* Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 125, Firefox ESR 115.10, and Thunderbird
115.10 (CVE-2024-3864)
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.
4. Solution:
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in
this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take
effect.
5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
2275551 - CVE-2024-2609 - Mozilla: Permission prompt input delay could expire
when not in focus
2275547 - CVE-2024-3852 - Mozilla: GetBoundName in the JIT returned the wrong
object
2275549 - CVE-2024-3854 - Mozilla: Out-of-bounds-read after mis-optimized switch
statement
2275550 - CVE-2024-3857 - Mozilla: Incorrect JITting of arguments led to use-
after-free during garbage collection
2275552 - CVE-2024-3859 - Mozilla: Integer-overflow led to out-of-bounds-read in
the OpenType sanitizer
2275553 - CVE-2024-3861 - Mozilla: Potential use-after-free due to AlignedBuffer
self-move
2275555 - CVE-2024-3864 - Mozilla: Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 125,
Firefox ESR 115.10, and Thunderbird 115.10
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)
Source:
firefox-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debugsource-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2)
ppc64le:
firefox-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debugsource-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.ppc64le.rpm
Source:
firefox-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debugsource-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2)
Source:
firefox-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debugsource-0:115.10.0-1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2609
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3852
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3854
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3857
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3859
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3861
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3864
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
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