* Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) for stronger privacy protections
* Block Autoplay feature is enhanced to give users the option to block
any video
* Users in the US or using the en-US browser, can get a new “New Tab”
page experience connecting to the best of Pocket's content.
* Support for the Web Authentication HmacSecret extension via
Windows Hello introduced.
* Support for receiving multiple video codecs with this release makes
it easier for WebRTC conferencing services to mix video from
different clients.
- requires
* rust/cargo >= 1.35
* rust-cbindgen >= 0.9.0
* mozilla-nss >= 3.45
- rebased patches
* mozilla-bmo1504834-part1.patch (currently unused as it breaks LE)
* mozilla-bmo1504834-part2.patch (currently unused as it breaks LE)
* mozilla-bmo1504834-part3.patch (currently unused as it breaks LE)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=765
MFSA 2019-26
* CVE-2019-11751 (bmo#1572838; Windows only)
Malicious code execution through command line parameters
* CVE-2019-11746 (bmo#1564449)
Use-after-free while manipulating video
* CVE-2019-11744 (bmo#1562033)
XSS by breaking out of title and textarea elements using innerHTML
* CVE-2019-11742 (bmo#1559715)
Same-origin policy violation with SVG filters and canvas to steal
cross-origin images
* CVE-2019-11736 (bmo#1551913, bmo#1552206; Windows only))
File manipulation and privilege escalation in Mozilla Maintenance Service
* CVE-2019-11753 (bmo#1574980; Windows only)
Privilege escalation with Mozilla Maintenance Service in custom
Firefox installation location
* CVE-2019-11752 (bmo#1501152)
Use-after-free while extracting a key value in IndexedDB
* CVE-2019-9812 (bmo#1538008, bmo#1538015)
Sandbox escape through Firefox Sync
* CVE-2019-11743 (bmo#1560495)
Cross-origin access to unload event attributes
* CVE-2019-11748 (bmo#1564588)
Persistence of WebRTC permissions in a third party context
* CVE-2019-11749 (bmo#1565374)
Camera information available without prompting using getUserMedia
* CVE-2019-11750 (bmo#1568397)
Type confusion in Spidermonkey
* CVE-2019-11738 (bmo#1452037)
Content security policy bypass through hash-based sources in directives
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=760
* Fixed missing Full Screen button when watching videos in full
screen mode on HBO GO (bmo#1562837)
* Fixed a bug causing incorrect messages to appear for some
locales when sites try to request the use of the Storage
Access API (bmo#1558503)
* Users in Russian regions may have their default search engine
changed (bmo#1565315)
* Built-in search engines in some locales do not function
correctly (bmo#1565779)
* SupportMenu policy doesn't always work (bmo#1553290)
* Allow the privacy.file_unique_origin pref to be controlled by
policy (bmo#1563759)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=753
* 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
* Fixed: Fix JavaScript error ("TypeError: data is null in
PrivacyFilter.jsm") in console which may significantly degrade
sessionstore reliability and performance (bmo#1553413)
* Fixed: Proxy authentication dialog box repeatedly pops up
asking to authenticate after upgrading to Firefox 67 (bmo#1548804)
* Fixed: Pearson MyCloud breaks if FIDO U2F is not Chrome's
implementation (bmo#1551282)
* Fixed: Starting in safe mode on Linux or macOS causes Firefox
to think on the subsequent launch that the profile is too
recent to be used with this version of Firefox (bmo#1556612)
* Fixed: Linux distribution users can't easily install/use
additional/different languages using the built-in preferences
UI (bmo#1554744)
* Fixed: Developer tools users can't copy the href/src content
from various HTML tags via the context menu in the Inspector
markup view (bmo#1552275)
* Fixed: Custom home page is broken with clearing data on shutdown
settings applied (bmo#1554167)
* Fixed: Performance-regression for eclipse RAP based applications
(bmo#1555962)
* Fixed: macOS 10.15 crash fix (bmo#1556076)
* Fixed: Can't start two downloads in parallel via <a download>
anymore (bmo#1542912)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=741
* 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
* Fixed: Address bar on tablets running Windows 10 now behaves
correctly (bmo#1498973)
* Fixed: Performance issues with some HTML5 games (bmo#1537609)
* Fixed a bug with keypress events in IBM cloud applications
(bmo#1538970)
* Fix for keypress events in some Microsoft cloud applications
(bmo#1539618)
* Changed: Updated Baidu search plugin
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=730
* CVE-2019-9790 (bmo#1525145)
Use-after-free when removing in-use DOM elements
* CVE-2019-9791 (bmo#1530958)
Type inference is incorrect for constructors entered through on-stack
replacement with IonMonkey
* CVE-2019-9792 (bmo#1532599)
IonMonkey leaks JS_OPTIMIZED_OUT magic value to script
* CVE-2019-9793 (bmo#1528829)
Improper bounds checks when Spectre mitigations are disabled
* CVE-2019-9794 (bmo#1530103) (Windows only)
Command line arguments not discarded during execution
* CVE-2019-9795 (bmo#1514682)
Type-confusion in IonMonkey JIT compiler
* CVE-2019-9796 (bmo#1531277)
Use-after-free with SMIL animation controller
* CVE-2019-9797 (bmo#1528909)
Cross-origin theft of images with createImageBitmap
* CVE-2019-9798 (bmo#1527534) (Android only)
Library is loaded from world writable APITRACE_LIB location
* CVE-2019-9799 (bmo#1505678)
Information disclosure via IPC channel messages
* CVE-2019-9801 (bmo#1527717) (Windows only)
Windows programs that are not 'URL Handlers' are exposed to web content
* CVE-2019-9802 (bmo#1415508)
Chrome process information leak
* CVE-2019-9803 (bmo#1515863, bmo#1437009)
Upgrade-Insecure-Requests incorrectly enforced for same-origin navigation
* CVE-2019-9804 (bmo#1518026) (MacOS only)
Code execution through 'Copy as cURL' in Firefox Developer Tools on macOS
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=726
* Increased content processes to 8
* Added capability to search through open tabs from the tab overflow menu
* New backend for the storage.local WebExtensions API, providing
I/O performance improvements when the extension updates a small
subset of the stored data
* WebExtension keyboard shortcuts can now be managed or overridden
from about:addons
* Improved scrolling behavior: Firefox will now attempt to keep content
from jumping around while a page is loading by supporting scroll
anchoring
* New about:privatebrowsing with search
* A certificate error page now notifies the user of the name of the
certificate issuer that breaks HTTPs connections on intercepted
connections to help troubleshooting possible anti-virus software
issues.
* Fixed an performance issue some Linux users experienced with the
Downloads panel (bmo#1517101)
* Firefox now blocks all autoplay media with sound by default. Users
can add individual sites to an exceptions list or turn the blocking
off.
* System title bar is hidden by default to match Gnome guideline
MFSA 2019-07 (bsc#1129821)
* CVE-2019-9790 (bmo#1525145)
Use-after-free when removing in-use DOM elements
* CVE-2019-9791 (bmo#1530958)
Type inference is incorrect for constructors entered through on-stack
replacement with IonMonkey
* CVE-2019-9792 (bmo#1532599)
IonMonkey leaks JS_OPTIMIZED_OUT magic value to script
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=723
* Fixed accidental requests to addons.mozilla.org when an addon
recommendation doorhanger is shown (bmo#1526387)
* Improved playback of interactive Netflix videos (bmo#1524500)
* Fixed incorrect sizing of the "Clear Recent History" window in
some situations (bmo#1523696)
* Fixed audio & video delays while making WebRTC calls
(bmo#1521577, bmo#1523817)
* Fixed video sizing problems during some WebRTC calls (bmo#1520200)
* Fixed looping CONNECT requests when using WebSockets over HTTP/2
from behind a proxy server (bmo#1523427)
* Fixed the "Enter" key not working on password entry fields for
certain Linux distributions (bmo#1523635)
MFSA 2019-04
* CVE-2018-18356 bmo#1525817
Use-after-free in Skia
* CVE-2019-5785 bmo#1525433
Integer overflow in Skia
* CVE-2018-18511 bmo#1526218
Cross-origin theft of images with ImageBitmapRenderingContext
- Enable LTO only for latest new toolchain (boo#1125038) for x86_64
(with increased memory constraints)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=717
* Better recommendations: You may see suggestions in regular browsing
mode for new and relevant Firefox features, services, and extensions
based on how you use the web (for US users only)
* Enhanced tab management: You can now select multiple tabs from the
tab bar and close, move, bookmark, or pin them quickly and easily
* Easier performance management: The new Task Manager page found at
about:performance lets you see how much energy each open tab consumes
and provides access to close tabs to conserve power
* Improved performance for Mac and Linux users, by enabling link time
optimization (Clang LTO).
* Added option to remove add-ons using the context menu on their
toolbar buttons
* RSS feed preview and live bookmarks are available only via add-ons
* TLS certificates issued by Symantec are no longer trusted by Firefox.
Website operators are strongly encouraged to replace any remaining
Symantec TLS certificates as soon as possible
MFSA 2018-29 (bsc#1119105)
* CVE-2018-12407 bmo#1505973
Buffer overflow with ANGLE library when using VertexBuffer11 module
* CVE-2018-17466 bmo#1488295
Buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read in ANGLE library with
TextureStorage11
* CVE-2018-18492 bmo#1499861
Use-after-free with select element
* CVE-2018-18493 bmo#1504452
Buffer overflow in accelerated 2D canvas with Skia
* CVE-2018-18494 bmo#1487964
Same-origin policy violation using location attribute and
performance.getEntries to steal cross-origin URLs
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=699
* Games using WebGL (created in Unity) get stuck after very short
time of gameplay (bmo#1502748)
* Slow page loading for some users with specific proxy configurations
(bmo#1495024)
* Disable HTTP response throttling by default for causing bugs with
videos in background tabs (bmo#1503354)
* Opening magnet links no longer works (bmo#1498934)
* Crash fixes (bmo#1498510, bmo#1503424)
- removed mozilla-newer-cbindgen.patch; no longer needed
- requires rust-cbindgen >= 0.6.2 to build
- requires nodejs >= 8.11 to build
- added mozilla-newer-cbindgen.patch to fix build with cbindgen 0.6.7
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=694
* Snippets are not loaded due to missing element (bmo#1503047)
* Print preview always shows 30& scale when it is actually
Shrink To Fit (bmo#1501952)
* Dialog displayed when closing multiple windows shows unreplaced
%1$S placeholder in Japanese and potentially other locales
(bmo#1500823)
MFSA 2018-26 (bsc#1112852)
* CVE-2018-12391 (bmo#1478843) (Android-only)
HTTP Live Stream audio data is accessible cross-origin
* CVE-2018-12392 (bmo#1492823)
Crash with nested event loops
* CVE-2018-12393 (bmo#1495011) (only affects non-64-bit archs)
Integer overflow during Unicode conversion while loading JavaScript
* CVE-2018-12395 (bmo#1467523)
WebExtension bypass of domain restrictions through header rewriting
* CVE-2018-12396 (bmo#1483602)
WebExtension content scripts can execute in disallowed contexts
* CVE-2018-12397 (bmo#1487478)
Missing warning prompt when WebExtension requests local file access
* CVE-2018-12398 (bmo#1460538, bmo#1488061)
CSP bypass through stylesheet injection in resource URIs
* CVE-2018-12399 (bmo#1490276)
Spoofing of protocol registration notification bar
* CVE-2018-12400 (bmo#1448305) (Android only)
Favicons are cached in private browsing mode on Firefox for Android
* CVE-2018-12401 (bmo#1422456)
DOS attack through special resource URI parsing
* CVE-2018-12402 (bmo#1469916)
SameSite cookies leak when pages are explicitly saved
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=692
* WebExtensions now run in their own process on Linux
* The Ctrl+Tab shortcut now displays thumbnail previews of your
tabs and cycles through tabs in recently used order. This new
default behavior is activated only in new profiles and can be
changed in preferences.
* Added support for Web Components custom elements and shadow DOM
- requires NSPR 4.20, NSS 3.39 and Rust 1.28
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=691
* Firefox Home (the default New Tab) now allows users to display
up to 4 rows of top sites, Pocket stories, and highlights
* "Reopen in Container" tab menu option appears for users with
Containers that lets them choose to reopen a tab in a different
container
* In advance of removing all trust for Symantec-issued certificates
in Firefox 63, a preference was added that allows users to distrust
certificates issued by Symantec. To use this preference, go to
about:config in the address bar and set the preference
"security.pki.distrust_ca_policy" to 2.
* Support for CSS Shapes, allowing for richer web page layouts.
This goes hand in hand with a brand new Shape Path Editor in the
CSS inspector.
* CSS Variable Fonts (OpenType Font Variations) support, which makes
it possible to create beautiful typography with a single font file
* Added Canadian English (en-CA) locale
MFSA 2018-20 (bsc#1107343)
* CVE-2018-12377 (bmo#1470260)
Use-after-free in refresh driver timers
* CVE-2018-12378 (bmo#1459383)
Use-after-free in IndexedDB
* CVE-2018-12379 (bmo#1473113) (updater is disabled for us)
Out-of-bounds write with malicious MAR file
* CVE-2017-16541 (bmo#1412081)
Proxy bypass using automount and autofs
* CVE-2018-12381 (bmo#1435319)
Dragging and dropping Outlook email message results in page navigation
* CVE-2018-12382 (bmo#1479311) (Android only)
Addressbar spoofing with javascript URI on Firefox for Android
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=683
* Performance enhancements
* Various improvements for dark theme support will provide a more
consistent experience across the entire Firefox UI
* OpenSearch plugins offered by web pages can now be added from the
page action menu for easier installation
* Improved support for allowing WebExtensions to manage and hide tabs
- requires NSS 3.37.3
- requires python >= 3.5 to build
- removed obsolete patches
mozilla-i586-DecoderDoctorLogger.patch
mozilla-i586-domPrefs.patch
mozilla-fix-skia-aarch64.patch
mozilla-bmo1375074.patch
mozilla-enable-csd.patch
- patch for new no-return warnings (mozilla-no-return.patch)
- do not disable system installed locales (mozilla-bmo1464766.patch)
- Add conditional for pkgconfig(gconf-2.0) BuildRequires, and pass
conditional --disable-gconf to configure: no longer pull in
obsolete gconf2 for Tumbleweed.
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=673
* Avoid overly long cycle collector pauses with some add-ons installed
(bmo#1449033)
* After unckecking the "Sponsored Stories" option, the New Tab page
now immediately stops displaying "Sponsored content" cards (bmo#1458906)
* On touchscreen devices, fixed momentum scrolling on non-zoomable pages
(bmo#1457743)
* Use the right default background when opening tabs or windows in
high contrast mode (bmo#1458956)
* Restored translations of the Preferences panels when using a
language pack (bmo#1461590)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=661
* CVE-2018-5154 (bmo#1443092)
Use-after-free with SVG animations and clip paths
* CVE-2018-5155 (bmo#1448774)
Use-after-free with SVG animations and text paths
* CVE-2018-5157 (bmo#1449898)
Same-origin bypass of PDF Viewer to view protected PDF files
* CVE-2018-5158 (bmo#1452075)
Malicious PDF can inject JavaScript into PDF Viewer
* CVE-2018-5159 (bmo#1441941)
Integer overflow and out-of-bounds write in Skia
* CVE-2018-5160 (bmo#1436117)
Uninitialized memory use by WebRTC encoder
* CVE-2018-5152 (bmo#1415644, bmo#1427289)
WebExtensions information leak through webRequest API
* CVE-2018-5153 (bmo#1436809)
Out-of-bounds read in mixed content websocket messages
* CVE-2018-5163 (bmo#1426353)
Replacing cached data in JavaScript Start-up Bytecode Cache
* CVE-2018-5164 (bmo#1416045)
CSP not applied to all multipart content sent with
multipart/x-mixed-replace
* CVE-2018-5166 (bmo#1437325)
WebExtension host permission bypass through filterReponseData
* CVE-2018-5167 (bmo#1447969)
Improper linkification of chrome: and javascript: content in
web console and JavaScript debugger
* CVE-2018-5168 (bmo#1449548)
Lightweight themes can be installed without user interaction
* CVE-2018-5169 (bmo#1319157)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=658
* Added a policy engine that allows customized Firefox deployments
in enterprise environments, using Windows Group Policy or a
cross-platform JSON file
* Applied Quantum CSS to render browser UI
* Added support for Web Authentication, allowing the use of USB
tokens for authentication to web sites
* Locale added: Occitan (oc)
- removed obsolete patches
0001-Bug-1435695-WebRTC-fails-to-build-with-GCC-8-r-dmino.patch
- requires NSPR 4.19 and NSS 3.36.1
- requires rust 1.24 or higher
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=655
* Invalid page rendering with hardware acceleration enabled (bmo#1435472)
* Browser keyboard shortcuts (eg copy Ctrl+C) don't work on sites
that use those keys with resistFingerprinting enabled (bmo#1433592)
* High CPU / memory churn caused by third-party software on some
computers (bmo#1446280)
* Users who have configured an "automatic proxy configuration URL"
and want to reload their proxy settings from the URL will find
the Reload button disabled in the Connection Settings dialog when
they select Preferences/Options>Network Proxy>Settings... (bmo#1445991)
* URL Fragment Identifiers Break Service Worker Responses (bmo#1443850)
* User's trying to cancel a print around the time it completes will
continue to get intermittent crashes (bmo#1441598)
MFSA 2018-10 (bsc#1087059)
* CVE-2018-5148 (bmo#1440717)
Use-after-free in compositor
- removed obsolete patch mozilla-bmo1446062.patch
* mozilla-i586-domPrefs.patch - DOMPrefs.h
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=642
MFSA 2018-05
* Arbitrary code execution through unsanitized browser UI (bmo#1432966)
- fixed language packs (boo#1077590)
- readd mozilla-enable-csd.patch as it only lands for FF59 upstream
- allow larger number of nested elements (mozilla-bmo256180.patch)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=630
MFSA 2018-02
* CVE-2018-5091 (bmo#1423086)
Use-after-free with DTMF timers
* CVE-2018-5092 (bmo#1418074)
Use-after-free in Web Workers
* CVE-2018-5093 (bmo#1415291)
Buffer overflow in WebAssembly during Memory/Table resizing
* CVE-2018-5094 (bmo#1415883)
Buffer overflow in WebAssembly with garbage collection on
uninitialized memory
* CVE-2018-5095 (bmo#1418447)
Integer overflow in Skia library during edge builder allocation
* CVE-2018-5097 (bmo#1387427)
Use-after-free when source document is manipulated during XSLT
* CVE-2018-5098 (bmo#1399400)
Use-after-free while manipulating form input elements
* CVE-2018-5099 (bmo#1416878)
Use-after-free with widget listener
* CVE-2018-5100 (bmo#1417405)
Use-after-free when IsPotentiallyScrollable arguments are freed
from memory
* CVE-2018-5101 (bmo#1417661)
Use-after-free with floating first-letter style elements
* CVE-2018-5102 (bmo#1419363)
Use-after-free in HTML media elements
* CVE-2018-5103 (bmo#1423159)
Use-after-free during mouse event handling
* CVE-2018-5104 (bmo#1425000)
Use-after-free during font face manipulation
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=629
