Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL7.x x86_64
High Nessus Plugin ID 109852
Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates.
Description
This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.8.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es) :
- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60 and
Firefox ESR 52.8 (CVE-2018-5150)
- Mozilla: Backport critical security fixes in Skia
(CVE-2018-5183)
- Mozilla: Use-after-free with SVG animations and clip
paths (CVE-2018-5154)
- Mozilla: Use-after-free with SVG animations and text
paths (CVE-2018-5155)
- Mozilla: Same-origin bypass of PDF Viewer to view
protected PDF files (CVE-2018-5157)
- Mozilla: Malicious PDF can inject JavaScript into PDF
Viewer (CVE-2018-5158)
- Mozilla: Integer overflow and out-of-bounds write in
Skia (CVE-2018-5159)
- Mozilla: Lightweight themes can be installed without
user interaction (CVE-2018-5168)
- Mozilla: Buffer overflow during UTF-8 to Unicode string
conversion through legacy extension (CVE-2018-5178)
Solution
Update the affected firefox and / or firefox-debuginfo packages.