[RHSA-2008:0222-02] Critical: firefox security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0222-02

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0222.html

Issue date: 2008-04-16

CVE Names: CVE-2008-1380

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1. Summary:

 

Updated firefox packages that fix a security bug are now available for Red

Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

 

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.

 

A flaw was found in the processing of malformed JavaScript content. A web

page containing such malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or,

potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.

(CVE-2008-1380)

 

All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain

backported patches that correct these issues.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

errata relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use

the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

440518 - CVE-2008-1380 Firefox JavaScript garbage collection crash

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.ia64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.ppc.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.s390.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.s390x.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.ia64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.ia64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.15.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

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

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

 

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.ia64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.ia64.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.ppc.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.ppc.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.ppc.rpm

 

s390x:

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.s390.rpm

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.s390x.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.s390.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.s390x.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.s390.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.i386.rpm

firefox-devel-1.5.0.12-15.el5_1.x86_64.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://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1380

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

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

 

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

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