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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202004-11
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 23, 2020
Bugs: #716644
ID: 202004-11
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst
of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Background
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Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla
Project.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/firefox < 68.7.0 >= 68.7.0
2 www-client/firefox-bin < 68.7.0 >= 68.7.0
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2 affected packages
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web
page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, an information leak or a Denial of Service
condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=www-client/firefox-68.7.0”
All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=www-client/firefox-bin-68.7.0”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-6821
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6821
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-6822
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6822
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-6823
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6823
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-6824
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6824
[ 5 ] CVE-2020-6825
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6825
[ 6 ] CVE-2020-6826
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6826
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-11
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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