SUSE alert SUSE-SU-2023:3837-1 (firefox)

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SUSE-SU-2023:3837-1: important: Security update for MozillaFirefox
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Wed, 27 Sep 2023 20:30:23 -0000
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# Security update for MozillaFirefox

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3837-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * #1215309
  * #1215575

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-5168
  * CVE-2023-5169
  * CVE-2023-5171
  * CVE-2023-5174
  * CVE-2023-5176

  
CVSS scores:

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for MozillaFirefox fixes the following issues:

Update to Firefox Extended Support Release 115.3.0 ESR (MFSA 2023-42,
bsc#1215575):

Security fixes:

  * CVE-2023-5168: Out-of-bounds write in FilterNodeD2D1 (bmo#1846683).
  * CVE-2023-5169: Out-of-bounds write in PathOps (bmo#1846685).
  * CVE-2023-5171: Use-after-free in Ion Compiler (bmo#1851599).
  * CVE-2023-5174: Double-free in process spawning on Windows (bmo#1848454).
  * CVE-2023-5176: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 118, Firefox ESR 115.3,
    and Thunderbird 115.3 (bmo#1836353, bmo#1842674, bmo#1843824, bmo#1843962,
    bmo#1848890, bmo#1850180, bmo#1850983, bmo#1851195).

Other fixes:

  * Fix broken build with newer binutils (bsc#1215309)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2023-3837=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3837=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3837=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-3837=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.0-112.182.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.0-112.182.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.0-112.182.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.0-112.182.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.0-112.182.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.0-112.182.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * MozillaFirefox-debuginfo-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-translations-common-115.3.0-112.182.1
    * MozillaFirefox-debugsource-115.3.0-112.182.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * MozillaFirefox-devel-115.3.0-112.182.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5168.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5169.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5171.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5174.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5176.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215309
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215575