Synopsis:          Important: firefox security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2023:5477-1
Issue Date:        2023-10-05
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2023-3600
                   CVE-2023-5169
                   CVE-2023-5171
                   CVE-2023-5176
                   CVE-2023-5217
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This update upgrades Firefox to version 115.3.1 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* firefox: use-after-free in workers (CVE-2023-3600)

* Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps (CVE-2023-5169)

* Mozilla: Use-after-free in Ion Compiler (CVE-2023-5171)

* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3, and
Thunderbird 115.3 (CVE-2023-5176)

* libvpx: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx (CVE-2023-5217)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
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SL7
  x86_64
    firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-1.el7_9.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team

SciLinux: SLSA-2023-5477-1 Important: firefox on SL7.x x86_64

This update upgrades Firefox to version 115.3.1 ESR

Summary

Important: firefox security update



Security Fixes

* firefox: use-after-free in workers (CVE-2023-3600)
* Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps (CVE-2023-5169)
* Mozilla: Use-after-free in Ion Compiler (CVE-2023-5171)
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3, and Thunderbird 115.3 (CVE-2023-5176)
* libvpx: Heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx (CVE-2023-5217)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
SL7 x86_64 firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm firefox-115.3.1-1.el7_9.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-115.3.1-1.el7_9.i686.rpm
- Scientific Linux Development Team

Severity
Advisory ID: SLSA-2023:5477-1
Issued Date: : 2023-10-05
CVE Numbers: CVE-2023-3600
CVE-2023-5169
CVE-2023-5171

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