[ GLSA 202004-11 ] Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

Thomas Deutschmann <[email protected]> Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:29:34 +0200
Newsgroups	gmane.linux.gentoo.announce
Organization	Gentoo Foundation, Inc
Message-ID	<[email protected]>
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202004-11
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: April 23, 2020
     Bugs: #716644
       ID: 202004-11

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst
of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background
==========

Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla
Project.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  www-client/firefox           < 68.7.0                  >= 68.7.0
  2  www-client/firefox-bin       < 68.7.0                  >= 68.7.0
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     2 affected packages

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web
page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, an information leak or a Denial of Service
condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-68.7.0"

All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-68.7.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-6821
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6821
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-6822
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6822
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-6823
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6823
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-6824
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6824
[ 5 ] CVE-2020-6825
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6825
[ 6 ] CVE-2020-6826
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6826

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-11

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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