Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20151693
Revision Date:2015-08-27Version:637
Title:RHSA-2015:1693: firefox security update (Critical)
Description:Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.

  • A flaw was found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2015-4497)

  • A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled installation of add-ons. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass the add-on installation prompt, and trick the user inso installing an add-on from a malicious source. (CVE-2015-4498)

    Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Jean-Max Reymond, Ucha Gobejishvili, and Bas Venis as the original reporters of these issues.

    All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Firefox version 38.2.1 ESR, which corrects these issues. After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-4497
    CVE-2015-4498
    RHSA-2015:1693
    RHSA-2015:1693-00
    RHSA-2015:1693-01
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
  • AND firefox is earlier than 0:38.2.1-1.el5_11
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is installed
  • AND firefox is earlier than 0:38.2.1-1.el6_7
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
  • AND firefox is earlier than 0:38.2.1-1.el7_1
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • Definition Synopsis
  • Release Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
  • AND firefox is earlier than 0:38.2.1-1.el5_11
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease key
  • OR Package Information
  • firefox is earlier than 0:38.2.1-1.el6_7
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • AND
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Client is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ComputeNode is installed
  • OR Package Information
  • firefox is earlier than 0:38.2.1-1.el7_1
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • AND
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Client is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation is installed
  • OR Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ComputeNode is installed
  • BACK