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Posted on 13 July 2023
RedHat===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: firefox security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2023:4079-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:4079
Issue date: 2023-07-13
CVE Names: CVE-2023-37201 CVE-2023-37202 CVE-2023-37207
CVE-2023-37208 CVE-2023-37211
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1. Summary:
An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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 Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
3. Description:
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
compliance, performance, and portability.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 102.13.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebRTC certificate generation (CVE-2023-37201)
* Mozilla: Potential use-after-free from compartment mismatch in
SpiderMonkey (CVE-2023-37202)
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 115, Firefox ESR 102.13, and
Thunderbird 102.13 (CVE-2023-37211)
* Mozilla: Fullscreen notification obscured (CVE-2023-37207)
* Mozilla: Lack of warning when opening Diagcab files (CVE-2023-37208)
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/):
2219747 - CVE-2023-37201 Mozilla: Use-after-free in WebRTC certificate generation
2219748 - CVE-2023-37202 Mozilla: Potential use-after-free from compartment mismatch in SpiderMonkey
2219749 - CVE-2023-37207 Mozilla: Fullscreen notification obscured
2219750 - CVE-2023-37208 Mozilla: Lack of warning when opening Diagcab files
2219751 - CVE-2023-37211 Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 115, Firefox ESR 102.13, and Thunderbird 102.13
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.13.0-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.13.0-2.el7_9.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.src.rpm
ppc64:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.13.0-2.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.13.0-2.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.13.0-2.el7_9.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.13.0-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.13.0-2.el7_9.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.13.0-2.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
firefox-102.13.0-2.el7_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-102.13.0-2.el7_9.i686.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
7. References:
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-37201
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-37202
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-37207
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-37208
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-37211
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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