A firefox security update has been released for Alma Linux 8.3.
ALSA-2021:0990 Important: firefox security update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2021-03-25
Description
This update upgrades Firefox to version 78.9.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Texture upload into an unbound backing buffer resulted in an out-of-bound read (CVE-2021-23981)
* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 87 and Firefox ESR 78.9 (CVE-2021-23987)
* Mozilla: Internal network hosts could have been probed by a malicious webpage (CVE-2021-23982)
* Mozilla: Malicious extensions could have spoofed popup information (CVE-2021-23984)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
References:
CVE-2021-23981
CVE-2021-23982
CVE-2021-23984
CVE-2021-23987
Updates packages:
firefox-78.9.0-1.el8_3.alma.x86_64.rpm
Notes:
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