SUSE-SU-2020:2749-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20202749-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:2749-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2020:2749-1
Related
Published
2020-09-25T09:10:38Z
Modified
2020-09-25T09:10:38Z
Summary
Security update for MozillaFirefox
Details

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues:

  • Firefox was updated to 78.3.0 ESR (bsc#1176756, MFSA 2020-43)
    • CVE-2020-15677: Download origin spoofing via redirect
    • CVE-2020-15676: Fixed an XSS when pasting attacker-controlled data into a contenteditable element
    • CVE-2020-15678: When recursing through layers while scrolling, an iterator may have become invalid, resulting in a potential use-after-free scenario
    • CVE-2020-15673: Fixed memory safety bugs
  • Enhance fix for wayland-detection (bsc#1174420)

  • Attempt to fix langpack-parallelization by introducing separate obj-dirs for each lang (bsc#1173986, bsc#1167976)

  • Firefox was updated to 78.2.0 ESR (bsc#1175686, MFSA 2020-38)

    • CVE-2020-15663: Downgrade attack on the Mozilla Maintenance Service could have resulted in escalation of privilege
    • CVE-2020-15664: Attacker-induced prompt for extension installation
    • CVE-2020-15670: Fixed memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 80 and Firefox ESR 78.2

  • Fixed Firefox tab crash in FIPS mode (bsc#1174284).

  • Fixed broken translation-loading (bsc#1173991)
    • allow addon sideloading
    • mark signatures for langpacks non-mandatory
    • do not autodisable user profile scopes
  • Google API key is not usable for geolocation service any more
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 / MozillaFirefox

Package

Name
MozillaFirefox
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
78.3.0-8.6.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "MozillaFirefox": "78.3.0-8.6.1",
            "MozillaFirefox-translations-common": "78.3.0-8.6.1",
            "MozillaFirefox-devel": "78.3.0-8.6.1",
            "MozillaFirefox-translations-other": "78.3.0-8.6.1"
        }
    ]
}