Security update for MozillaFirefox

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0412-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12

An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

MozillaFirefox was updated to version 31.5.0 ESR to fix five security issues.

These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2015-0836: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 31.5 allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors (bnc#917597). - CVE-2015-0827: Heap-based buffer overflow in the mozilla::gfx::CopyRect function in Mozilla Firefox before 31.5 allowed remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized process memory via a malformed SVG graphic (bnc#917597). - CVE-2015-0835: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0 allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors (bnc#917597). - CVE-2015-0831: Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::dom::IndexedDB::IDBObjectStore::CreateIndex function in Mozilla Firefox before 31.5 allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via crafted content that is improperly handled during IndexedDB index creation (bnc#917597). - CVE-2015-0822: The Form Autocompletion feature in Mozilla Firefox before 31.5 allowed remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted JavaScript code (bnc#917597).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-104=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-104=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-104=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-104=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64)
    • MozillaFirefox-translations-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debugsource-31.5.0esr-24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • MozillaFirefox-devel-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debugsource-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-31.5.0esr-24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • MozillaFirefox-translations-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debugsource-31.5.0esr-24.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 (x86_64)
    • MozillaFirefox-translations-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-31.5.0esr-24.1
    • MozillaFirefox-debugsource-31.5.0esr-24.1

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