QID 242653

Date Published: 2024-01-03

QID 242653: Red Hat Update for firefox (RHSA-2024:0023)

Mozilla firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability...Security Fix(es):

    mozilla: heap-buffer-overflow affecting webgl <code>drawelementsinstanced</code> method with mesa vm driver (cve-2023-6856).
    Mozilla: memory safety bugs fixed in firefox 121, firefox esr 115.6, and thunderbird 115.6 (cve-2023-6864).
    Mozilla: potential exposure of uninitialized data in <code>encryptingoutputstream</code> (cve-2023-6865).
    Mozilla: symlinks may resolve to smaller than expected buffers (cve-2023-6857).
    Mozilla: heap buffer overflow in <code>nstextfragment</code> (cve-2023-6858).
    Mozilla: use-after-free in pr_getidentitieslayer (cve-2023-6859).
    Mozilla: potential sandbox escape due to <code>videobridge</code> lack of texture validation (cve-2023-6860).
    Mozilla: heap buffer overflow affected <code>nswindow::pickeropen(void)</code> in headless mode (cve-2023-6861).
    Mozilla: use-after-free in <code>nsdnsservice</code> (cve-2023-6862).
    Mozilla: clickjacking permission prompts using the popup transition (cve-2023-6867).
    Mozilla: undefined behavior in <code>shutdownobserver()</code> (cve-2023-6863).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux server - aus 8.2 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server - tus 8.2 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server for power le - update services for sap solutions 8.2 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - update services for sap solutions 8.2 x86_64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2024:0023 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242653

    CVE-2023-6867 | CVE-2023-6856 | CVE-2023-6857 | CVE-2023-6858 | CVE-2023-6859 | CVE-2023-6860 | CVE-2023-6861 | CVE-2023-6862 | CVE-2023-6863 | CVE-2023-6864 | CVE-2023-6865 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2024:0023 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0023
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