suse-su-2020:14489-1
Vulnerability from csaf_suse
Published
2020-09-14 16:35
Modified
2020-09-14 16:35
Summary
Security update for MozillaFirefox

Notes

Title of the patch
Security update for MozillaFirefox
Description of the patch
This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues: - Firefox Extended Support Release 78.2.0 ESR * Fixed: Various stability, functionality, and security fixes - Mozilla Firefox ESR 78.2 MFSA 2020-38 (bsc#1175686) * CVE-2020-15663 (bmo#1643199) Downgrade attack on the Mozilla Maintenance Service could have resulted in escalation of privilege * CVE-2020-15664 (bmo#1658214) Attacker-induced prompt for extension installation * CVE-2020-15670 (bmo#1651001, bmo#1651449, bmo#1653626, bmo#1656957) Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 80 and Firefox ESR 78.2 - Fixed Firefox tab crash in FIPS mode (bsc#1174284).
Patchnames
slessp4-MozillaFirefox-14489
Terms of use
CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).


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