Issued:
2009-03-27
Updated:
2009-03-27

RHSA-2009:0397 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

Critical: firefox security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Critical

Topic

Updated firefox packages that fix two security issues are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL
Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.

A memory corruption flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles XML
files containing an XSLT transform. A remote attacker could use this flaw
to crash Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user
running Firefox. (CVE-2009-1169)

A flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles certain XUL garbage
collection events. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash Firefox
or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2009-1044)

For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security
advisories. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References
section of this errata.

Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these
issues. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, they contain backported patches to
the firefox package. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, they contain
backported patches to the xulrunner packages. After installing the update,
Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7 s390
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.7 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc

Fixes

  • BZ - 492211 - CVE-2009-1169 Firefox XSLT memory corruption issue
  • BZ - 492212 - CVE-2009-1044 Firefox XUL garbage collection issue (cansecwest pwn2own)

CVEs

References

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 4fbae8a8c2d3490caac9e4217145bad6742528f38042b116b0be166789d031e2
x86_64
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0f41f36c30ce07f9e5d2552cc1958f590b510d613aced659e77e9425ee2b1311
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7942297aedef475aa6bbef58b001f6a100492fcf1580df89583705ce0c0e0241
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: b8de4515059ce5387cc7fdc7bb66a13652a3a399ed1c37aad3c2c6305fc134c0
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8f95b3a2a2e0489c39e54c72b467452cad186494cece9b82bdc3ca3b13dd744a
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d6e0df2d9c381c472d5bb407d4e222f390fe1cbf82b8561a5b652f16d3466b83
ia64
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 39f6fabcd0b83f0628137fbaf4bbe04b040289ab5a8b0cea40fb9b0812dc8b5a
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: d2d99acf1e700c1e224018940cb62713766f208aa25554a1d9b724ab2faa3492
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.7-3.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: b5ac17e3c2ed27c0c95b3e66250650ba30c3a8cabfd0c1e7d5e04e40b3feda9e
i386
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0f41f36c30ce07f9e5d2552cc1958f590b510d613aced659e77e9425ee2b1311
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: b8de4515059ce5387cc7fdc7bb66a13652a3a399ed1c37aad3c2c6305fc134c0
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: dca582750f504a0ce49a2d380a3b2a286831d5f4f63483d63ff8c818d203c7d8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: d577a094076a14d62626e65dac08d461571c04253f8df3300e776556fa1b4177
x86_64
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ba40341bf8e3bfe3995995e1373c7dc0cb6fbdd878416c641c81251936e5083e
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ba40341bf8e3bfe3995995e1373c7dc0cb6fbdd878416c641c81251936e5083e
ia64
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: cbc4f19eb7b73dee0a01810ff4e25bed459d542baa019211c563e67d93c83524
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: cbc4f19eb7b73dee0a01810ff4e25bed459d542baa019211c563e67d93c83524
i386
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 02aca1c5e9164a558c90cc5fc6906bb41dcdbd73babc694a05e06fbe7ef34a2d
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 02aca1c5e9164a558c90cc5fc6906bb41dcdbd73babc694a05e06fbe7ef34a2d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7

SRPM
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: d577a094076a14d62626e65dac08d461571c04253f8df3300e776556fa1b4177
x86_64
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ba40341bf8e3bfe3995995e1373c7dc0cb6fbdd878416c641c81251936e5083e
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ba40341bf8e3bfe3995995e1373c7dc0cb6fbdd878416c641c81251936e5083e
ia64
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: cbc4f19eb7b73dee0a01810ff4e25bed459d542baa019211c563e67d93c83524
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: cbc4f19eb7b73dee0a01810ff4e25bed459d542baa019211c563e67d93c83524
i386
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 02aca1c5e9164a558c90cc5fc6906bb41dcdbd73babc694a05e06fbe7ef34a2d
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 02aca1c5e9164a558c90cc5fc6906bb41dcdbd73babc694a05e06fbe7ef34a2d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 4fbae8a8c2d3490caac9e4217145bad6742528f38042b116b0be166789d031e2
x86_64
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0f41f36c30ce07f9e5d2552cc1958f590b510d613aced659e77e9425ee2b1311
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7942297aedef475aa6bbef58b001f6a100492fcf1580df89583705ce0c0e0241
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: b8de4515059ce5387cc7fdc7bb66a13652a3a399ed1c37aad3c2c6305fc134c0
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8f95b3a2a2e0489c39e54c72b467452cad186494cece9b82bdc3ca3b13dd744a
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d6e0df2d9c381c472d5bb407d4e222f390fe1cbf82b8561a5b652f16d3466b83
i386
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0f41f36c30ce07f9e5d2552cc1958f590b510d613aced659e77e9425ee2b1311
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: b8de4515059ce5387cc7fdc7bb66a13652a3a399ed1c37aad3c2c6305fc134c0
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: dca582750f504a0ce49a2d380a3b2a286831d5f4f63483d63ff8c818d203c7d8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: d577a094076a14d62626e65dac08d461571c04253f8df3300e776556fa1b4177
x86_64
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ba40341bf8e3bfe3995995e1373c7dc0cb6fbdd878416c641c81251936e5083e
ia64
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: cbc4f19eb7b73dee0a01810ff4e25bed459d542baa019211c563e67d93c83524
i386
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 02aca1c5e9164a558c90cc5fc6906bb41dcdbd73babc694a05e06fbe7ef34a2d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 4fbae8a8c2d3490caac9e4217145bad6742528f38042b116b0be166789d031e2
x86_64
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0f41f36c30ce07f9e5d2552cc1958f590b510d613aced659e77e9425ee2b1311
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7942297aedef475aa6bbef58b001f6a100492fcf1580df89583705ce0c0e0241
i386
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0f41f36c30ce07f9e5d2552cc1958f590b510d613aced659e77e9425ee2b1311

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: d577a094076a14d62626e65dac08d461571c04253f8df3300e776556fa1b4177
x86_64
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: ba40341bf8e3bfe3995995e1373c7dc0cb6fbdd878416c641c81251936e5083e
i386
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: 02aca1c5e9164a558c90cc5fc6906bb41dcdbd73babc694a05e06fbe7ef34a2d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 4fbae8a8c2d3490caac9e4217145bad6742528f38042b116b0be166789d031e2
s390x
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.s390.rpm SHA-256: 20602119d05ea51edd7afb9de5949df2b004d65aade1f107ee95cdebccc7a47c
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 4d43ca619a2e4b541c7bcddffc9d0073f3fc651d7ef6c5dd0ef73c3afcba48a2
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.s390.rpm SHA-256: 96eabb9ac1cc89f9e8056ffb7cdc31d1b5768c09d60496057de526d69d222309
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: aa3428c37bfb66ebb4c29cb0c40adbfc4c85171050db5b2ed9499005ecd901ce
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.7-3.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6798b471a6ecaff1e474850456ab07e9713353086c067214c033baa181b7b194

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4

SRPM
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: d577a094076a14d62626e65dac08d461571c04253f8df3300e776556fa1b4177
s390x
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b78447313ecdf80aa31a67c2df9df40db83c44449aa3b23b1de44f2c71436dac
s390
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.s390.rpm SHA-256: 5a8827a908eb682900874c290192bf22ec6ef40913bffcc75343332bcaf7c0ab

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3

SRPM
s390x

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7

SRPM
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: d577a094076a14d62626e65dac08d461571c04253f8df3300e776556fa1b4177
s390x
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b78447313ecdf80aa31a67c2df9df40db83c44449aa3b23b1de44f2c71436dac
s390
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.s390.rpm SHA-256: 5a8827a908eb682900874c290192bf22ec6ef40913bffcc75343332bcaf7c0ab

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 4fbae8a8c2d3490caac9e4217145bad6742528f38042b116b0be166789d031e2
ppc
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.ppc.rpm SHA-256: fd7b5fb4acb414af6ab8caeaf4317229405033ce632d2c6da2ead7c6fbe58815
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: e818c3b781a9f55106cf62d0e8be92359fc462989ec001d977433a0f90db62e1
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 954141c8fb67c5f1b146013b42f5166a26d0d07ef1439e94643e4bf2e964a3d9
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 2ac7c5d1427f6a3b8b9933ce91dc4545e6a4cbafd44972e17e3ba6a6d23cecca
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.7-3.el5.ppc.rpm SHA-256: fb468fdfa65db24e440adebcc17c21df55acffca2d79af1372d68d837ac9764e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: d577a094076a14d62626e65dac08d461571c04253f8df3300e776556fa1b4177
ppc
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 0074953dd81e4aced742a46fdaa3095689939b0e0c8ea35a439360c32d9e174d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3

SRPM
ppc

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.7

SRPM
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: d577a094076a14d62626e65dac08d461571c04253f8df3300e776556fa1b4177
ppc
firefox-3.0.7-3.el4.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 0074953dd81e4aced742a46fdaa3095689939b0e0c8ea35a439360c32d9e174d

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: 4fbae8a8c2d3490caac9e4217145bad6742528f38042b116b0be166789d031e2
x86_64
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0f41f36c30ce07f9e5d2552cc1958f590b510d613aced659e77e9425ee2b1311
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7942297aedef475aa6bbef58b001f6a100492fcf1580df89583705ce0c0e0241
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: b8de4515059ce5387cc7fdc7bb66a13652a3a399ed1c37aad3c2c6305fc134c0
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8f95b3a2a2e0489c39e54c72b467452cad186494cece9b82bdc3ca3b13dd744a
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.7-3.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d6e0df2d9c381c472d5bb407d4e222f390fe1cbf82b8561a5b652f16d3466b83
i386
xulrunner-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 0f41f36c30ce07f9e5d2552cc1958f590b510d613aced659e77e9425ee2b1311
xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: b8de4515059ce5387cc7fdc7bb66a13652a3a399ed1c37aad3c2c6305fc134c0
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.7-3.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: dca582750f504a0ce49a2d380a3b2a286831d5f4f63483d63ff8c818d203c7d8

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