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SUSE: CVE-2023-29541: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2023-29541: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/11/2023
Created
05/05/2023
Added
04/12/2023
Modified
06/12/2023

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)

  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-branding-upstream
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-devel
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-common
  • suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-other
  • suse-upgrade-mozillathunderbird
  • suse-upgrade-mozillathunderbird-translations-common
  • suse-upgrade-mozillathunderbird-translations-other

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