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A firefox security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.



RHSA-2022:1703-01: Important: firefox security update



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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Important: firefox security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:1703-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:   https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1703
Issue date: 2022-05-04
CVE Names: CVE-2022-29909 CVE-2022-29911 CVE-2022-29912
CVE-2022-29914 CVE-2022-29916 CVE-2022-29917
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1. Summary:

An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. 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 Client (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

3. Description:

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
compliance, performance, and portability.

This update upgrades Firefox to version 91.9.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* Mozilla: Bypassing permission prompt in nested browsing contexts
(CVE-2022-29909)

* Mozilla: iframe Sandbox bypass (CVE-2022-29911)

* Mozilla: Fullscreen notification bypass using popups (CVE-2022-29914)

* Mozilla: Leaking browser history with CSS variables (CVE-2022-29916)

* Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 100 and Firefox ESR 91.9
(CVE-2022-29917)

* Mozilla: Reader mode bypassed SameSite cookies (CVE-2022-29912)

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.

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/):

2081468 - CVE-2022-29914 Mozilla: Fullscreen notification bypass using popups
2081469 - CVE-2022-29909 Mozilla: Bypassing permission prompt in nested browsing contexts
2081470 - CVE-2022-29916 Mozilla: Leaking browser history with CSS variables
2081471 - CVE-2022-29911 Mozilla: iframe Sandbox bypass
2081472 - CVE-2022-29912 Mozilla: Reader mode bypassed SameSite cookies
2081473 - CVE-2022-29917 Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 100 and Firefox ESR 91.9

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):

Source:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.src.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-91.9.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

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

x86_64:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.src.rpm

ppc64:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.ppc64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-91.9.0-1.el7_9.ppc64.rpm

ppc64le:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-91.9.0-1.el7_9.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-91.9.0-1.el7_9.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-91.9.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

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

x86_64:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.i686.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

Source:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.src.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-91.9.0-1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

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

x86_64:
firefox-91.9.0-1.el7_9.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-2022-29909
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29911
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29912
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29914
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29916
  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29917
  https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at   https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

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