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Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update

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High
Published: 05/16/2024 (05/16/2024, 18:21:12 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability. This update upgrades Firefox to version 115.11.0 ESR. Security Fix(es): * firefox: Arbitrary JavaScript execution in PDF.js (CVE-2024-4367) * firefox: IndexedDB files retained in private browsing mode (CVE-2024-4767) * firefox: Potential permissions request bypass via clickjacking (CVE-2024-4768) * firefox: Cross-origin responses could be distinguished between script and non-script content-types (CVE-2024-4769) * firefox: Use-after-free could occur when printing to PDF (CVE-2024-4770) * firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 126, Firefox ESR 115.11, and Thunderbird 115.11 (CVE-2024-4777) 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.

Affected software

Affected versions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)srcfirefox-0:115.11.0-1.el8_6.src

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/23/2026, 15:54:03 UTC

Technical Analysis

This Red Hat security advisory addresses several vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, fixed by upgrading to Firefox ESR 115.11.0. The issues include CVE-2024-4367 (arbitrary JavaScript execution in PDF.js), CVE-2024-4767 (IndexedDB files retained in private browsing mode), CVE-2024-4768 (permissions request bypass via clickjacking), CVE-2024-4769 (cross-origin response content-type distinction), CVE-2024-4770 (use-after-free when printing to PDF), and CVE-2024-4777 (memory safety bugs). The advisory covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support and related architectures. Red Hat provides updated Firefox packages to remediate these issues.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution, privacy leaks due to retained IndexedDB files in private browsing, bypass of permissions requests, information disclosure through cross-origin content-type distinctions, use-after-free memory corruption, and other memory safety issues. These impacts can compromise browser security and user privacy. The advisory rates the overall security impact as important (high severity). No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated Firefox packages (version 115.11.0 ESR) that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply this update promptly. Before applying, ensure all previously released errata relevant to the system have been applied. Detailed update instructions are available from Red Hat's official documentation. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official update.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2024:2887
Cve Count
6
Additional Cves
["CVE-2024-4767","CVE-2024-4768","CVE-2024-4769","CVE-2024-4770","CVE-2024-4777"]
Cvss Version
null

Threat ID: 6a3aab57eed863c81e3a4517

Added to database: 06/23/2026, 15:50:47 UTC

Last enriched: 06/23/2026, 15:54:03 UTC

Last updated: 06/23/2026, 17:08:59 UTC

Views: 2

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