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RHEL 9 : firefox (RHSA-2024:1905)
high Nessus Plugin ID 193511
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for firefox.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:1905 advisory.Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 115.10.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* GetBoundName in the JIT returned the wrong object (CVE-2024-3852)
* Out-of-bounds-read after mis-optimized switch statement (CVE-2024-3854)
* Incorrect JITting of arguments led to use-after-free during garbage collection (CVE-2024-3857)
* Permission prompt input delay could expire when not in focus (CVE-2024-2609)
* Integer-overflow led to out-of-bounds-read in the OpenType sanitizer (CVE-2024-3859)
* Potential use-after-free due to AlignedBuffer self-move (CVE-2024-3861)
* Memory safety bug fixed in Firefox 125, Firefox ESR 115.10, and Thunderbird 115.10 (CVE-2024-3864)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL firefox package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:1905.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2275547
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2275549
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2275550
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2275551
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2275552
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2275553
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2275555
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 193511
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-1905.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/18/2024
Updated: 7/4/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-3864
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-3854
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox-x11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/18/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-2609, CVE-2024-3302, CVE-2024-3852, CVE-2024-3854, CVE-2024-3857, CVE-2024-3859, CVE-2024-3861, CVE-2024-3864