Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202008-16 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code. Versions less than 68.12.0 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202008-16
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple
vulnerabilities
Date: August 27, 2020
Bugs: #739006, #739164
ID: 202008-16
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla
Thunderbird, 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.
Mozilla Thunderbird is a popular open-source email client from the
Mozilla project.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/firefox < 68.12.0 >= 68.12.0
2 www-client/firefox-bin < 68.12.0 >= 68.12.0
3 mail-client/thunderbird < 68.12.0 >= 68.12.0
4 mail-client/thunderbird-bin
< 68.12.0 >= 68.12.0
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4 affected packages
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox and
Mozilla Thunderbird. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below
for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-68.12.0"
All Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-68.12.0"
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-client/thunderbird-68.12.0"
All Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-68.12.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-15664
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15664
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-15669
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15669
[ 3 ] Upstream advisory (MFSA-2020-37)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/
[ 4 ] Upstream advisory (MFSA-2020-38)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-40/
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/202008-16
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