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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2016:1217-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1217

Issue date: 2016-06-08

CVE Names: CVE-2016-2818 CVE-2016-2819 CVE-2016-2821

CVE-2016-2822 CVE-2016-2828 CVE-2016-2831

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1. Summary:

 

An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red

Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

 

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact

of Critical. 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 (v. 5 server) - i386, ppc, s390x, x86_64

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. 5 client) - i386, 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

 

3. Description:

 

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser.

 

This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.2.0 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-2016-2818, CVE-2016-2819, CVE-2016-2821, CVE-2016-2822,

CVE-2016-2828, CVE-2016-2831)

 

Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues.

Upstream acknowledges sushi Anton Larsson, firehack, Jordi Chancel,

Christian Holler, Sylvestre Ledru, Tyson Smith, jomo, Jesse Ruderman,

Julian Seward, Timothy Nikkel, Karl Tomlinson, Olli Pettay, and Gary Kwong

as the original reporters.

 

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/):

 

1342887 - CVE-2016-2818 Mozilla: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:45.2) (MFSA 2016-49)

1342891 - CVE-2016-2819 Mozilla: Buffer overflow parsing HTML5 fragments (MFSA 2016-50)

1342892 - CVE-2016-2821 Mozilla: Use-after-free deleting tables from a contenteditable document (MFSA 2016-51)

1342893 - CVE-2016-2822 Mozilla: Addressbar spoofing though the SELECT element (MFSA 2016-52)

1342895 - CVE-2016-2828 Mozilla: Use-after-free when textures are used in WebGL operations after recycle pool destruction (MFSA 2016-56)

1342898 - CVE-2016-2831 Mozilla: Entering fullscreen and persistent pointerlock without user permission permission (MFSA 2016-59)

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

 

Source:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

 

Source:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm

 

ppc:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.ppc64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.ppc64.rpm

 

s390x:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.s390.rpm

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.s390x.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.s390.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm

firefox-45.2.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

 

Source:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):

 

Source:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.src.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

 

Source:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

 

ppc64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.ppc64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.ppc64.rpm

 

s390x:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.s390x.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

 

ppc64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.ppc.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.ppc.rpm

 

s390x:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.s390.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.s390.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

 

Source:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):

 

Source:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.src.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

 

Source:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.src.rpm

 

ppc64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.ppc64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.ppc64.rpm

 

ppc64le:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.ppc64le.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.ppc64le.rpm

 

s390x:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.s390x.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):

 

ppc64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.ppc.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.ppc.rpm

 

s390x:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.s390.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.s390.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

 

Source:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.src.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):

 

x86_64:

firefox-45.2.0-1.el7_2.i686.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-45.2.0-1.el7_2.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-2016-2818

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2819

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2821

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2822

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2828

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2831

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/#firefoxesr45.2

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.

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