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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202107-09 ] Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerab

    From Sam James@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 7 10:00:01 2021
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-09
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    Severity: Normal
    Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
    Date: July 07, 2021
    Bugs: #794082
    ID: 202107-09

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst
    of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

    Background
    ==========

    Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla
    project.

    Affected packages
    =================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 www-client/firefox < 89.0 >= 78.11.0:0/esr78
    >= 89.0
    2 www-client/firefox-bin < 89.0 >= 78.11.0:0/esr78
    >= 89.0
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    2 affected packages

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox.
    Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All Mozilla Firefox ESR users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-78.11.0"

    All Mozilla Firefox ESR binary users should upgrade to the latest
    version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-78.11.0"

    All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-89.0"

    All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-89.0"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2021-29959
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29959
    [ 2 ] CVE-2021-29960
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29960
    [ 3 ] CVE-2021-29961
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29961
    [ 4 ] CVE-2021-29966
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29966

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-09

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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