[ GLSA 202012-03 ] Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202012-03
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
      Date: December 07, 2020
      Bugs: #755170
        ID: 202012-03

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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
=================

     -------------------------------------------------------------------
      Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
     -------------------------------------------------------------------
   1  www-client/firefox             < 83            >= 78.5.0:0/esr78
                                                                 >= 83
   2  www-client/firefox-bin         < 83            >= 78.5.0:0/esr78
                                                                 >= 83
     -------------------------------------------------------------------
      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
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

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-83"

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

   # emerge --sync
   # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-83"

All Mozilla Firefox (ESR) users should upgrade to the latest version:

   # emerge --sync
   # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/firefox-78.5.0:0/esr78"

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

   # emerge --sync
   # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/firefox-bin-78.5.0:0/esr78"

References
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[  1 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-51
        https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-51/
[  2 ] CVE-2020-16012
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16012
[  3 ] CVE-2020-26951
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26951
[  4 ] CVE-2020-26953
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26953
[  5 ] CVE-2020-26956
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26956
[  6 ] CVE-2020-26958
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26958
[  7 ] CVE-2020-26959
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26959
[  8 ] CVE-2020-26960
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26960
[  9 ] CVE-2020-26961
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26961
[ 10 ] CVE-2020-26965
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26965
[ 11 ] CVE-2020-26968
        https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26968
[ 12 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2020-50
        https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-50/

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

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

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-03

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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belongs to its owner(s).

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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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