Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20162780
Revision Date:2016-11-16Version:636
Title:RHSA-2016:2780: firefox security update (Critical)
Description:Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser.

This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.5.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

  • Multiple flaws were 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-2016-5296, CVE-2016-5297, CVE-2016-9066, CVE-2016-5291, CVE-2016-5290)

  • A flaw was found in the way Add-on update process was handled by Firefox. A Man-in-the-Middle attacker could use this flaw to install a malicious signed add-on update. (CVE-2016-9064)

    Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Abhishek Arya, André Bargull, Samuel Groß, Yuyang Zhou, Olli Pettay, Christian Holler, Ehsan Akhgari, Jon Coppeard, Gary Kwong, Tooru Fujisawa, Philipp, and Randell Jesup as the original reporters.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-5290
    CVE-2016-5291
    CVE-2016-5296
    CVE-2016-5297
    CVE-2016-9064
    CVE-2016-9066
    RHSA-2016:2780
    RHSA-2016:2780-00
    RHSA-2016:2780-01
    RHSA-2016:2780-03
    RHSA-2016:2780-03
    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 0:45.5.0-1.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 0:45.5.0-1.el6_8
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is installed
  • AND firefox is earlier than 0:45.5.0-1.el7_3
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • BACK