* Support for importing payment methods saved in Chrome-based browser
* Hardware video decoding is now enabled for Intel GPUs on Linux
* The Tab Manager dropdown now features close buttons, so tabs
can be closed more quickly
* Streamlined the user interface for importing data in from other browsers
* Users without platform support for H264 video decoding can now
fallback to Cisco's OpenH264 plugin for playback.
* Undo and redo are now available in Password fields
* Changed: On Linux, middle clicks on the new tab button will
now open the xclipboard contents in the new tab. If the
xclipboard content is a URL then that URL is opened, any
other text is opened with your default search provider.
* Changed: For users with a Firefox Colorways built-in theme,
the theme will be automatically migrated to the same theme
hosted on addons.mozilla.org for Firefox profiles that have
disabled add-ons auto-updates. This will allow users to keep
their Colorways theme when they are later removed from
Firefox installer files.
* Changed: Certain Firefox users may come across a message in
the extensions panel indicating that their add-ons are not
allowed on the site currently open. We have introduced a new
back-end feature to only allow some extensions monitored by
Mozilla to run on specific websites for various reasons,
including security concerns.
* HTML5: The builtin editor now behaves similarly to other
browsers with `contenteditable` and `designMode` when
splitting a node, e.g. typing Enter to split a paragraph, and
also when joining two nodes, e.g. typing Backspace at the
start of a paragraph to join the paragraph and the previous
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=1071
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/74.0/releasenotes/
MFSA 2020-08 (bsc#1166238)
* CVE-2020-6805 (bmo#1610880)
Use-after-free when removing data about origins
* CVE-2020-6806 (bmo#1612308)
BodyStream::OnInputStreamReady was missing protections against
state confusion
* CVE-2020-6807 (bmo#1614971)
Use-after-free in cubeb during stream destruction
* CVE-2020-6808 (bmo#1247968)
URL Spoofing via javascript: URL
* CVE-2020-6809 (bmo#1420296)
Web Extensions with the all-urls permission could access local
files
* CVE-2020-6810 (bmo#1432856)
Focusing a popup while in fullscreen could have obscured the
fullscreen notification
* CVE-2020-6811 (bmo#1607742)
Devtools' 'Copy as cURL' feature did not fully escape
website-controlled data, potentially leading to command injection
* CVE-2019-20503 (bmo#1613765)
Out of bounds reads in sctp_load_addresses_from_init
* CVE-2020-6812 (bmo#1616661)
The names of AirPods with personally identifiable information
were exposed to websites with camera or microphone permission
* CVE-2020-6813 (bmo#1605814)
@import statements in CSS could bypass the Content Security
Policy nonce feature
* CVE-2020-6814 (bmo#1592078,bmo#1604847,bmo#1608256,bmo#1612636,
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=809
* Dark mode in reader view
* Improved extension security and discovery
* Cryptomining and fingerprinting protections are added to strict
content blocking settings in Privacy & Security preferences
* Camera and microphone access now require an HTTPS connection
MFSA 2019-21 (bsc#1140868)
* CVE-2019-9811 (bmo#1538007, bmo#1539598, bmo#1563327)
Sandbox escape via installation of malicious languagepack
* CVE-2019-11711 (bmo#1552541)
Script injection within domain through inner window reuse
* CVE-2019-11712 (bmo#1543804)
Cross-origin POST requests can be made with NPAPI plugins by
following 308 redirects
* CVE-2019-11713 (bmo#1528481)
Use-after-free with HTTP/2 cached stream
* CVE-2019-11714 (bmo#1542593)
NeckoChild can trigger crash when accessed off of main thread
* CVE-2019-11729 (bmo#1515342)
Empty or malformed p256-ECDH public keys may trigger a segmentation fault
* CVE-2019-11715 (bmo#1555523)
HTML parsing error can contribute to content XSS
* CVE-2019-11716 (bmo#1552632)
globalThis not enumerable until accessed
* CVE-2019-11717 (bmo#1548306)
Caret character improperly escaped in origins
* CVE-2019-11718 (bmo#1408349)
Activity Stream writes unsanitized content to innerHTML
* CVE-2019-11719 (bmo#1540541)
Out-of-bounds read when importing curve25519 private key
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=748
* Firefox 67 will be able to run different Firefox installs side by side
https://blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2019/01/14/moving-to-a-profile-per-install-architecture/
* Tabs can now be pinned from the Page Actions menu in the address bar
* Users can block known cryptominers and fingerprinters in the
Custom settings or their Content Blocking preferences
* The Import Data from Another Browser feature is now also available
from the File menu
* Firefox will now protect you against running older versions which
can lead to data corruption and stability issues
* Easier access to your list of saved logins from the main menu and
login autocomplete
* We’ve added a toolbar menu for your Firefox Account to provide more
transparency for when you are synced, sharing data across devices
and with Firefox. Personalize the appearance of the menu with your
own avatar
* Enable FIDO U2F API, and permit registrations for Google Accounts
* Enabled AV1 support on Linux
MFSA 2019-13
* CVE-2019-9815 (bmo#1546544)
Disable hyperthreading on content JavaScript threads on macOS
* CVE-2019-9816 (bmo#1536768)
Type confusion with object groups and UnboxedObjects
* CVE-2019-9817 (bmo#1540221)
Stealing of cross-domain images using canvas
* CVE-2019-9818 (bmo#1542581) (Windows only)
Use-after-free in crash generation server
* CVE-2019-9819 (bmo#1532553)
Compartment mismatch with fetch API
* CVE-2019-9820 (bmo#1536405)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=736
* Firefox Quantum
* Photon UI
* Unified address and search bar
* AMD VP9 hardware video decoder support
* Added support for Date/Time input
* stricter security sandbox blocking filesystem reading and
writing on Linux systems
* middle mouse paste in the content area no longer navigates to
URLs by default on Unix systems
MFSA 2017-24
* CVE-2017-7828 (bmo#1406750. bmo#1412252)
Use-after-free of PressShell while restyling layout
* CVE-2017-7830 (bmo#1408990)
Cross-origin URL information leak through Resource Timing API
* CVE-2017-7831 (bmo#1392026)
Information disclosure of exposed properties on JavaScript proxy
objects
* CVE-2017-7832 (bmo#1408782)
Domain spoofing through use of dotless 'i' character followed
by accent markers
* CVE-2017-7833 (bmo#1370497)
Domain spoofing with Arabic and Indic vowel marker characters
* CVE-2017-7834 (bmo#1358009)
data: URLs opened in new tabs bypass CSP protections
* CVE-2017-7835 (bmo#1402363)
Mixed content blocking incorrectly applies with redirects
* CVE-2017-7836 (bmo#1401339)
Pingsender dynamically loads libcurl on Linux and OS X
* CVE-2017-7837 (bmo#1325923)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=610
* Fix an issue with addons when using a path containing non-ascii
characters (bmo#1389160)
* Fix file uploads to some websites, including YouTube (bmo#1383518)
- fix Google API key build integration
- add mozilla-ucontext.patch to fix Tumbleweed build
- do not enable XINPUT2 for now (boo#1053959)
- update to Firefox 55.0.1
* Fix a regression the tab restoration process (bmo#1388160)
* Fix a problem causing What's new pages not to be displayed (bmo#1386224)
* Fix a rendering issue with some PKCS#11 libraries (bmo#1388370)
* Disable the predictor prefetch (bmo#1388160)
- update to Firefox 55.0 (boo#1052829)
* Browsing sessions with a high number of tabs are now restored
in an instant
* Sidebar (bookmarks, history, synced tabs) can now be moved to
the right edge of the window
* Fine-tune your browser performance from the Preferences/Options page.
* Make screenshots of webpages, and save them locally or upload
them to the cloud. This feature will undergo A/B testing and
will not be visible for some users.
* Added Belarusian (be) locale
* Simplify print jobs from within print preview
* Use virtual reality devices with the web with the introduction
of WebVR
* Search suggestions are now enabled by default for users who
haven't explicitly opted-out
* Search with any installed search engine directly from the
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=601
