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RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2024:5325)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 205508
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for firefox.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:5325 advisory.Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.
Security Fix(es):
* Firefox: 115.14/128.1 ESR ()
* mozilla: Fullscreen notification dialog can be obscured by document content (CVE-2024-7518)
* mozilla: Out of bounds memory access in graphics shared memory handling (CVE-2024-7519)
* mozilla: Type confusion in WebAssembly (CVE-2024-7520)
* mozilla: Incomplete WebAssembly exception handing (CVE-2024-7521)
* mozilla: Out of bounds read in editor component (CVE-2024-7522)
* mozilla: CSP strict-dynamic bypass using web-compatibility shims (CVE-2024-7524)
* mozilla: Missing permission check when creating a StreamFilter (CVE-2024-7525)
* mozilla: Uninitialized memory used by WebGL (CVE-2024-7526)
* mozilla: Use-after-free in JavaScript garbage collection (CVE-2024-7527)
* mozilla: Use-after-free in IndexedDB (CVE-2024-7528)
* mozilla: Document content could partially obscure security prompts (CVE-2024-7529)
* mozilla: nss: PK11_Encrypt using CKM_CHACHA20 can reveal plaintext on Intel Sandy Bridge machines (CVE-2024-7531)
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-2024:5325.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 205508
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-5325.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/14/2024
Updated: 8/14/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-7528
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.6
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-7519
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.4, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.4
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: 8/13/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-7518, CVE-2024-7519, CVE-2024-7520, CVE-2024-7521, CVE-2024-7522, CVE-2024-7524, CVE-2024-7525, CVE-2024-7526, CVE-2024-7527, CVE-2024-7528, CVE-2024-7529