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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-4050: Important: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-4050: Important: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/01/2023
Created
08/04/2023
Added
08/04/2023
Modified
01/29/2024

Description

In some cases, an untrusted input stream was copied to a stack buffer without checking its size. This resulted in a potentially exploitable crash which could have led to a sandbox escape. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 116, Firefox ESR < 102.14, and Firefox ESR < 115.1.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-firefox
  • centos-upgrade-firefox-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-thunderbird
  • centos-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfo

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