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Red Hat: CVE-2023-29541: Files with malicious extensions could have been downloaded unsafely on Linux (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2023-29541: Files with malicious extensions could have been downloaded unsafely on Linux (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/14/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/17/2023
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

Firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in <code>.desktop</code>, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Linux on certain Distributions. Other operating systems are unaffected, and Mozilla is unable to enumerate all affected Linux Distributions.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-firefox
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-x11
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debugsource

References

  • CVE-2023-29541
  • RHSA-2023:1785
  • RHSA-2023:1786
  • RHSA-2023:1787
  • RHSA-2023:1788
  • RHSA-2023:1790
  • RHSA-2023:1791
  • RHSA-2023:1802
  • RHSA-2023:1804
  • RHSA-2023:1806
  • RHSA-2023:1809
  • RHSA-2023:1810
  • RHSA-2023:1811
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