Security update for MozillaFirefox

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:0071-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2020-16044 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2020-16044 ( NVD ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues:

  • Firefox Extended Support Release 78.6.1 ESR
  • Fixed: Critical security issue MFSA 2021-01 (bsc#1180623)
  • CVE-2020-16044 Use-after-free write when handling a malicious COOKIE-ECHO SCTP chunk

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP2-2021-71=1

Package List:

  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • MozillaFirefox-translations-other-78.6.1-8.23.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-78.6.1-8.23.1
    • MozillaFirefox-translations-common-78.6.1-8.23.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debugsource-78.6.1-8.23.1
    • MozillaFirefox-devel-78.6.1-8.23.1
    • MozillaFirefox-78.6.1-8.23.1

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