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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Mozilla Firefox: Remote code execution |
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Date: November 11, 2020 |
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Bugs: #753773 |
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ID: 202011-07 |
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Synopsis |
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A use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox might allow remote attacker(s) to |
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execute arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 www-client/firefox < 82.0.3 >= 78.4.1:0/esr78 |
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>= 82.0.3 |
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2 www-client/firefox-bin < 78.4.1 >= 78.4.1:0/esr78 |
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>= 82.0.3 |
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2 affected packages |
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Description |
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Invalid assumptions when emitting the the MCallGetProperty opcode in |
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the JavaScript JIT may result in a use-after-free condition. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the |
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privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-82.0.3" |
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All Mozilla Firefox (bin) users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/firefox-bin-78.4.1:0/esr78" |
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All Mozilla Firefox (ESR) users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-82.0.3" |
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All Mozilla Firefox (ESR) bin users should upgrade to the latest |
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version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-client/firefox-bin-78.4.1:0/esr78" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-26950 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26950 |
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[ 2 ] MFSA-2020-49 |
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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-49/ |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-07 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |