RedHat: RHSA-2017-3247:01 Critical: firefox security update
Summary
Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.5.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A
web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830)
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues.
Upstream acknowledges Christian Holler, David Keeler, Jon Coppeard, Julien
Cristau, Jan de Mooij, Jason Kratzer, Philipp, Nicholas Nethercote, Oriol
Brufau, André Bargull, Bob Clary, Jet Villegas, Randell Jesup, Tyson Smith,
Gary Kwong, Ryan VanderMeulen, Nils, and Jun Kokatsu as the original
reporters.
Summary
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.
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7826 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7828 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7830 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-25/
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
ppc64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.ppc64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
ppc64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.ppc.rpm
s390x:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.s390.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el6_9.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.src.rpm
ppc64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7):
Source:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.src.rpm
aarch64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
ppc64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.ppc.rpm
s390x:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.s390.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
x86_64:
firefox-52.5.0-1.el7_4.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-52.5.0-1.el7_4.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/
Topic
An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 andRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
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 Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le
Bugs Fixed
1513308 - CVE-2017-7826 Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 57 and Firefox ESR 52.5 (MFSA 2017-25)
1513310 - CVE-2017-7828 Mozilla: Use-after-free of PressShell while restyling layout (MFSA 2017-25)
1513311 - CVE-2017-7830 Mozilla: Cross-origin URL information leak through Resource Timing API (MFSA 2017-25)