* supports the new AVIF image format
* PDF viewer now supports filling more forms (XFA-based forms)
* now blocks downloads that rely on insecure connections,
protecting against potentially malicious or unsafe downloads
* Improved web compatibility for privacy protections with SmartBlock 3.0
* Introducing a new referrer tracking protection in Strict Tracking
Protection and Private Browsing
* TLS ciphersuites that use 3DES have been disabled. Such
ciphersuites can only be enabled when deprecated versions of
TLS are also enabled
* The download panel now follows the Firefox visual styles
MFSA 2021-43 (bsc#1191332)
* CVE-2021-38496 (bmo#1725335)
Use-after-free in MessageTask
* CVE-2021-38497 (bmo#1726621)
Validation message could have been overlaid on another origin
* CVE-2021-38498 (bmo#1729642)
Use-after-free of nsLanguageAtomService object
* CVE-2021-32810 (bmo#1729813)
https://github.com/crossbeam-rs/crossbeam/security/advisories/GHSA-pqqp-xmhj-wgcw)
Data race in crossbeam-deque
* CVE-2021-38500 (bmo#1725854, bmo#1728321)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 93, Firefox ESR 78.15,
and Firefox ESR 91.2
* CVE-2021-38501 (bmo#1685354, bmo#1715755, bmo#1723176)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 93 and Firefox ESR 91.2
* CVE-2021-38499 (bmo#1667102, bmo#1723170, bmo#1725356, bmo#1727364)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 93
- removed obsolete mozilla-bmo1708709.patch
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=936
MFSA 2021-28 (bsc#1188275)
* CVE-2021-29970 (bmo#1709976)
Use-after-free in accessibility features of a document
* CVE-2021-29971 (bmo#1713638)
Granted permissions only compared host; omitting scheme and
port on Android
* CVE-2021-30547 (bmo#1715766)
Out of bounds write in ANGLE
* CVE-2021-29972 (bmo#1696816)
Use of out-of-date library included use-after-free
vulnerability
* CVE-2021-29973 (bmo#1701932)
Password autofill on HTTP websites was enabled without user
interaction on Android
* CVE-2021-29974 (bmo#1704843)
HSTS errors could be overridden when network partitioning was
enabled
* CVE-2021-29975 (bmo#1713259)
Text message could be overlaid on top of another website
* CVE-2021-29976 (bmo#1700895, bmo#1703334, bmo#1706910,
bmo#1711576, bmo#1714391)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 90 and Firefox ESR 78.12
* CVE-2021-29977 (bmo#1665836, bmo#1686138, bmo#1704316,
bmo#1706314, bmo#1709931, bmo#1712084, bmo#1712357,
bmo#1714066)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 90
- requires
NSPR 4.31
NSS 3.66
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=922
* New: PDF forms now support JavaScript embedded in PDF files.
Some PDF forms use JavaScript for validation and other
interactive features
* New: Print updates: Margin units are now localized
* New: Smooth pinch-zooming using a touchpad is now supported
on Linux
* New: To protect against cross-site privacy leaks, Firefox now
isolates window.name data to the website that created it.
Learn more
* Changed: Firefox will not prompt for access to your
microphone or camera if you’ve already granted access to the
same device on the same site in the same tab within the past
50 seconds. This new grace period reduces the number of times
you’re prompted to grant device access
* Changed: The ‘Take a Screenshot’ feature was removed from the
Page Actions menu in the url bar. To take a screenshot,
right-click to open the context menu. You can also add a
screenshots shortcut directly to your toolbar via the
Customize menu. Open the Firefox menu and select Customize…
* Changed: FTP support has been disabled, and its full removal
is planned for an upcoming release. Addressing this security
risk reduces the likelihood of an attack while also removing
support for a non-encrypted protocol
* Developer: Introduced a new toggle button in the Network
panel for switching between JSON formatted HTTP response and
raw data (as received over the wire).
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* Enterprise: Various bug fixes and new policies have been
implemented in the latest version of Firefox. You can see
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=904
* requires NSS 3.62
* removed obsolete BigEndian ICU build workaround
* rebased patches
MFSA 2021-10 (bsc#1183942)
* CVE-2021-23981 (bmo#1692832)
Texture upload into an unbound backing buffer resulted in an
out-of-bound read
* CVE-2021-23982 (bmo#1677046)
Internal network hosts could have been probed by a malicious
webpage
* CVE-2021-23983 (bmo#1692684)
Transitions for invalid ::marker properties resulted in memory
corruption
* CVE-2021-23984 (bmo#1693664)
Malicious extensions could have spoofed popup information
* CVE-2021-23985 (bmo#1659129)
Devtools remote debugging feature could have been enabled
without indication to the user
* CVE-2021-23986 (bmo#1692623)
A malicious extension could have performed credential-less
same origin policy violations
* CVE-2021-23987 (bmo#1513519, bmo#1683439, bmo#1690169,
bmo#1690718)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 87 and Firefox ESR 78.9
* CVE-2021-23988 (bmo#1684994, bmo#1686653)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 87
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=901
* Firefox 84 is the final release to support Adobe Flash
* WebRender is enabled by default when run on GNOME-based X11
Linux desktops
MFSA 2020-54 (bsc#1180039))
* CVE-2020-16042 (bmo#1679003)
Operations on a BigInt could have caused uninitialized memory
to be exposed
* CVE-2020-26971 (bmo#1663466)
Heap buffer overflow in WebGL
* CVE-2020-26972 (bmo#1671382)
Use-After-Free in WebGL
* CVE-2020-26973 (bmo#1680084)
CSS Sanitizer performed incorrect sanitization
* CVE-2020-26974 (bmo#1681022)
Incorrect cast of StyleGenericFlexBasis resulted in a heap
use-after-free
* CVE-2020-26975 (bmo#1661071)
Malicious applications on Android could have induced Firefox
for Android into sending arbitrary attacker-specified headers
* CVE-2020-26976 (bmo#1674343)
HTTPS pages could have been intercepted by a registered
service worker when they should not have been
* CVE-2020-26977 (bmo#1676311)
URL spoofing via unresponsive port in Firefox for Android
* CVE-2020-26978 (bmo#1677047)
Internal network hosts could have been probed by a malicious
webpage
* CVE-2020-26979 (bmo#1641287, bmo#1673299)
When entering an address in the address or search bars, a
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=880
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/81.0/releasenotes
MFSA 2020-42 (bsc#1176756)
* CVE-2020-15675 (bmo#1654211)
Use-After-Free in WebGL
* CVE-2020-15677 (bmo#1641487)
Download origin spoofing via redirect
* CVE-2020-15676 (bmo#1646140)
XSS when pasting attacker-controlled data into a
contenteditable element
* CVE-2020-15678 (bmo#1660211)
When recursing through layers while scrolling, an iterator
may have become invalid, resulting in a potential use-after-
free scenario
* CVE-2020-15673 (bmo#1648493, bmo#1660800)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 81 and Firefox ESR 78.3
* CVE-2020-15674 (bmo#1656063, bmo#1656064, bmo#1656067, bmo#1660293)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 81
- requires
NSPR 4.28
NSS 3.56
- removed obsolete patches
* mozilla-system-nspr.patch
* mozilla-bmo1661715.patch
* mozilla-silence-no-return-type.patch
- skip post-build-checks for 15.0 and 15.1
- add revert-795c8762b16b.patch to fix LTO builds with gcc
(related to bmo#1644409)
- Use %limit_build macro again for aarch64 and armv7, instead of
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=858
MFSA 2020- (bsc#1175686)
* CVE-2020-15663 (bmo#1643199)
Downgrade attack on the Mozilla Maintenance Service could
have resulted in escalation of privilege
* CVE-2020-15664 (bmo#1658214)
Attacker-induced prompt for extension installation
* CVE-2020-12401 (bmo#1631573)
Timing-attack on ECDSA signature generation
* CVE-2020-6829 (bmo#1631583)
P-384 and P-521 vulnerable to an electro-magnetic side
channel attack on signature generation
* CVE-2020-12400 (bmo#1623116)
P-384 and P-521 vulnerable to a side channel attack on
modular inversion
* CVE-2020-15665 (bmo#1651636)
Address bar not reset when choosing to stay on a page after
the beforeunload dialog is shown
* CVE-2020-15666 (bmo#1450853)
MediaError message property leaks cross-origin response
status
* CVE-2020-15667 (bmo#1653371)
Heap overflow when processing an update file
* CVE-2020-15668 (bmo#1651520)
Data Race when reading certificate information
* CVE-2020-15670 (bmo#1651001, bmo#1651449, bmo#1653626,
bmo#1656957)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 80 and Firefox ESR 78.2
- requires
* NSPR 4.27
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=853
* startup notifications now using Gtk instead of libnotify
* PDF downloads now show an option to open the PDF directly in Firefox
- requires
* NSS >= 3.53.1
* nodejs >= 10.21
* Gtk+3 >= 3.14
- removed obsolete patch
* mozilla-s390-bigendian.patch
- Add mozilla-pipewire-0-3.patch for openSUSE >= 15.2 to build
WebRTC with pipewire support to enable screen sharing under
Wayland; also add BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libpipewire-0.3)
appropriately (boo#1172903).
- adding SLE12 compatibility in spec file
- add patches for s390x
* mozilla-bmo1602730.patch (bmo#1602730)
* mozilla-bmo1626236.patch (bmo#1626236)
* mozilla-bmo998749.patch (bmo#998749)
* mozilla-s390x-skia-gradient.patch
- update create-tar.sh
- Use same _constraints for ppc64 (BE) as ppc64le to avoid oom build failure
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=834
* 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
* Added support for setting a default zoom level applicable for all
web content
* High-contrast mode has been updated to allow background images
* Improved audio quality when playing back audio at a faster or
slower speed
* Added NextDNS as alternative option for DNS over HTTPS
MFSA 2020-05 (bsc#1163368)
* CVE-2020-6796 (bmo#1610426)
Missing bounds check on shared memory read in the parent process
* CVE-2020-6797 (bmo#1596668) (MacOS X only)
Extensions granted downloads.open permission could open arbitrary
applications on Mac OSX
* CVE-2020-6798 (bmo#1602944)
Incorrect parsing of template tag could result in JavaScript injection
* CVE-2020-6799 (bmo#1606596) (Windows only)
Arbitrary code execution when opening pdf links from other
applications, when Firefox is configured as default pdf reader
* CVE-2020-6800 (bmo#1595786,bmo#1596706,bmo#1598543,bmo#1604851,
bmo#1608580,bmo#1608785,bmo#1605777)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 73 and Firefox ESR 68.5
* CVE-2020-6801 (bmo#1601024,bmo#1601712,bmo#1604836,bmo#1606492)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 73
- updated requirements
* rust >= 1.39
* NSS >= 3.49.2
* rust-cbindgen >= 0.12.0
- rebased patches
- removed obsolete patch
* mozilla-bmo1601707.patch
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=802
- Mozilla Firefox 72.0
* block fingerprinting scripts by default
* new notification pop-ups
* Picture-in-picture video
MFSA 2020-01
* CVE-2019-17016 (bmo#1599181)
Bypass of @namespace CSS sanitization during pasting
* CVE-2019-17017 (bmo#1603055)
Type Confusion in XPCVariant.cpp
* CVE-2019-17020 (bmo#1597645)
Content Security Policy not applied to XSL stylesheets applied
to XML documents
* CVE-2019-17022 (bmo#1602843)
CSS sanitization does not escape HTML tags
* CVE-2019-17023 (bmo#1590001) (fixed in NSS FIXME)
NSS may negotiate TLS 1.2 or below after a TLS 1.3
HelloRetryRequest had been sent
* CVE-2019-17024 (bmo#1507180,bmo#1595470,bmo#1598605,bmo#1601826)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 72 and Firefox ESR 68.4
* CVE-2019-17025 (bmo#1328295,bmo#1328300,bmo#1590447,bmo#1590965
bmo#1595692,bmo#1597321,bmo#1597481)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 72
- update create-tar.sh to skip compare-locales
- requires NSPR 4.24 and NSS 3.48
- removed usage of browser-plugins convention for NPAPI plugins
from start wrapper and changed the RPM macro to the
/usr/$LIB/mozilla/plugins location (boo#1160302)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=793
* more privacy protections from Enhanced Tracking Protection
* Firefox Lockwise passwordmanager
* Improvements to core engine components, for better browsing on more sites
* Improved privacy and security indicators
MFSA 2019-34
* CVE-2018-6156 (bmo#1480088)
Heap buffer overflow in FEC processing in WebRTC
* CVE-2019-15903 (bmo#1584907)
Heap overflow in expat library in XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
* CVE-2019-11757 (bmo#1577107)
Use-after-free when creating index updates in IndexedDB
* CVE-2019-11759 (bmo#1577953)
Stack buffer overflow in HKDF output
* CVE-2019-11760 (bmo#1577719)
Stack buffer overflow in WebRTC networking
* CVE-2019-11761 (bmo#1561502)
Unintended access to a privileged JSONView object
* CVE-2019-11762 (bmo#1582857)
document.domain-based origin isolation has same-origin-property violation
* CVE-2019-11763 (bmo#1584216)
Incorrect HTML parsing results in XSS bypass technique
* CVE-2019-11765 (bmo#1562582)
Incorrect permissions could be granted to a website
* CVE-2019-17000 (bmo#1441468)
CSP bypass using object tag with data: URI
* CVE-2019-17001 (bmo#1587976)
CSP bypass using object tag when script-src 'none' is specified
* CVE-2019-17002 (bmo#1561056)
upgrade-insecure-requests was not being honored for links dragged and dropped
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=786
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Disable Form Autofill completely on user request (bmo#1404531)
* Fix for video-related crashes on Windows 7 (bmo#1409141)
* Correct detection for 64-bit GSSAPI authentication (bmo#1409275)
* Fix for shutdown crash (bmo#1404105)
- update to Firefox 56.0.1
* Block D3D11 when using Intel drivers on Windows 7 systems with
partial AVX support (bmo#1403353)
-> just to sync the version number
- enable stylo for TW (requires LLVM >= 3.9)
- queue KDE filepicker requests to avoid non-opening file dialogs
happening in certain situations (contributed by Ignaz Forster)
- the placeholder dot in KDE file dialog in case of empty filenames
was removed, apparently not required (anymore)
(contributed by Ignaz Forster)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=609
* 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
* requires NSS >= 3.28.3
* Pages containing insecure password fields now display a warning
directly within username and password fields.
* Windows 8 touch screen support for multiprocess Firefox
* Send and open a tab from one device to another with Sync
* Removed NPAPI support for plugins other than Flash. Silverlight,
Java, Acrobat and the like are no longer supported.
* Removed Battery Status API to reduce fingerprinting of users by
trackers
- removed obsolete patches
* mozilla-binutils-visibility.patch
* mozilla-check_return.patch
* mozilla-disable-skia-be.patch
* mozilla-skia-overflow.patch
* mozilla-skia-ppc-endianess.patch
- rebased patches
- enable rust usage for Tumbleweed
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=572
* requires NSPR >= 4.13.1, NSS >= 3.28.1
* Added support for FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) playback
* Added support for WebGL 2
* Added Georgian (ka) and Kabyle (kab) locales
* Support saving passwords for forms without 'submit' events
* Improved video performance for users without GPU acceleration
* Zoom indicator is shown in the URL bar if the zoom level is not
at default level
* View passwords from the prompt before saving them
* Remove Belarusian (be) locale
* Use Skia for content rendering (Linux)
* MFSA 2017-01
CVE-2017-5375: Excessive JIT code allocation allows bypass of
ASLR and DEP (bmo#1325200, boo#1021814)
CVE-2017-5376: Use-after-free in XSL (bmo#1311687, boo#1021817)
CVE-2017-5377: Memory corruption with transforms to create
gradients in Skia (bmo#1306883, boo#1021826)
CVE-2017-5378: Pointer and frame data leakage of Javascript objects
(bmo#1312001, bmo#1330769, boo#1021818)
CVE-2017-5379: Use-after-free in Web Animations
(bmo#1309198,boo#1021827)
CVE-2017-5380: Potential use-after-free during DOM manipulations
(bmo#1322107, boo#1021819)
CVE-2017-5390: Insecure communication methods in Developer Tools
JSON viewer (bmo#1297361, boo#1021820)
CVE-2017-5389: WebExtensions can install additional add-ons via
modified host requests (bmo#1308688, boo#1021828)
CVE-2017-5396: Use-after-free with Media Decoder
(bmo#1329403, boo#1021821)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=567
* requires NSS 3.26.2
new features
* Updates to keyboard shortcuts
Set a preference to have Ctrl+Tab cycle through tabs in recently
used order
View a page in Reader Mode by using Ctrl+Alt+R
* Added option to Find in page that allows users to limit search to
whole words only
* Added download protection for a large number of executable file
types on Windows, Mac and Linux
* Fixed rendering of dashed and dotted borders with rounded corners
(border-radius)
* Added a built-in Emoji set for operating systems without native
Emoji fonts (Windows 8.0 and lower and Linux)
* Blocked versions of libavcodec older than 54.35.1
* additional locale
security fixes:
* MFSA 2016-89
CVE-2016-5296: Heap-buffer-overflow WRITE in rasterize_edges_1
(bmo#1292443)
CVE-2016-5292: URL parsing causes crash (bmo#1288482)
CVE-2016-5293: Write to arbitrary file with updater and moz
maintenance service using updater.log hardlink
(Windows only) (bmo#1246945)
CVE-2016-5294: Arbitrary target directory for result files of
update process (Windows only) (bmo#1246972)
CVE-2016-5297: Incorrect argument length checking in Javascript
(bmo#1303678)
CVE-2016-9064: Addons update must verify IDs match between
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=555
* Enable VP9 video codec for users with fast machines
* Embedded YouTube videos now play with HTML5 video if Flash is
not installed
* View and search open tabs from your smartphone or another
computer in a sidebar
* Allow no-cache on back/forward navigations for https resources
security fixes:
* MFSA 2016-49/CVE-2016-2815/CVE-2016-2818
(boo#983638)
(bmo#1241896, bmo#1242798, bmo#1243466, bmo#1245743,
bmo#1264300, bmo#1271037, bmo#1234147, bmo#1256493,
bmo#1256739, bmo#1256968, bmo#1261230, bmo#1261752,
bmo#1263384, bmo#1264575, bmo#1265577, bmo#1267130,
bmo#1269729, bmo#1273202, bmo#1273701)
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:47.0 / rv:45.2)
* MFSA 2016-50/CVE-2016-2819 (boo#983655) (bmo#1270381)
Buffer overflow parsing HTML5 fragments
* MFSA 2016-51/CVE-2016-2821 (bsc#983653) (bmo#1271460)
Use-after-free deleting tables from a contenteditable document
* MFSA 2016-52/CVE-2016-2822 (boo#983652) (bmo#1273129)
Addressbar spoofing though the SELECT element
* MFSA 2016-53/CVE-2016-2824 (boo#983651) (bmo#1248580)
Out-of-bounds write with WebGL shader
* MFSA 2016-54/CVE-2016-2825 (boo#983649) (bmo#1193093)
Partial same-origin-policy through setting location.host
through data URI
* MFSA 2016-56/CVE-2016-2828 (boo#983646) (bmo#1223810)
Use-after-free when textures are used in WebGL operations
after recycle pool destruction
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=518
* Improved security of the JavaScript Just In Time (JIT) Compiler
* WebRTC fixes to improve performance and stability
* Added support for document.elementsFromPoint
* Added HKDF support for Web Crypto API
* requires NSPR 4.12 and NSS 3.22.3
* added patch to fix unchecked return value
mozilla-check_return.patch
* Gtk3 builds not supported at the moment
security fixes:
* MFSA 2016-39/CVE-2016-2804/CVE-2016-2806/CVE-2016-2807
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards
* MFSA 2016-40/CVE-2016-2809 (bmo#1212939)
Privilege escalation through file deletion by Maintenance Service updater
(Windows only)
* MFSA 2016-41/CVE-2016-2810 (bmo#1229681)
Content provider permission bypass allows malicious application
to access data (Android only)
* MFSA 2016-42/CVE-2016-2811/CVE-2016-2812 (bmo#1252330, bmo#1261776)
Use-after-free and buffer overflow in Service Workers
* MFSA 2016-43/CVE-2016-2813 (bmo#1197901, bmo#2714650)
Disclosure of user actions through JavaScript with motion and
orientation sensors (only affects mobile variants)
* MFSA 2016-44/CVE-2016-2814 (bmo#1254721)
Buffer overflow in libstagefright with CENC offsets
* MFSA 2016-45/CVE-2016-2816 (bmo#1223743)
CSP not applied to pages sent with multipart/x-mixed-replace
* MFSA 2016-46/CVE-2016-2817 (bmo#1227462)
Elevation of privilege with chrome.tabs.update API in web extensions
* MFSA 2016-47/CVE-2016-2808 (bmo#1246061)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=500
* requires NSPR 4.12 / NSS 3.21.1
* Instant browser tab sharing through Hello
* Synced Tabs button in button bar
* Tabs synced via Firefox Accounts from other devices are now shown
in dropdown area of Awesome Bar when searching
* Introduce a new preference (network.dns.blockDotOnion) to allow
blocking .onion at the DNS level
* Tab Groups (Panorama) feature removed
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=490
* Improved API support for m4v video playback
* Users can opt-in to receive search suggestions from the Awesome Bar
* WebRTC streaming on multiple monitors
* User selectable second block list for Private Browsing's Tracking
Protection
security fixes:
* MFSA 2015-134/CVE-2015-7201/CVE-2015-7202
Miscellaneous memory safety hazards
* MFSA 2015-135/CVE-2015-7204 (bmo#1216130)
Crash with JavaScript variable assignment with unboxed objects
* MFSA 2015-136/CVE-2015-7207 (bmo#1185256)
Same-origin policy violation using perfomance.getEntries and
history navigation
* MFSA 2015-137/CVE-2015-7208 (bmo#1191423)
Firefox allows for control characters to be set in cookies
* MFSA 2015-138/CVE-2015-7210 (bmo#1218326)
Use-after-free in WebRTC when datachannel is used after being
destroyed
* MFSA 2015-139/CVE-2015-7212 (bmo#1222809)
Integer overflow allocating extremely large textures
* MFSA 2015-140/CVE-2015-7215 (bmo#1160890)
Cross-origin information leak through web workers error events
* MFSA 2015-141/CVE-2015-7211 (bmo#1221444)
Hash in data URI is incorrectly parsed
* MFSA 2015-142/CVE-2015-7218/CVE-2015-7219 (bmo#1194818, bmo#1194820)
DOS due to malformed frames in HTTP/2
* MFSA 2015-143/CVE-2015-7216/CVE-2015-7217 (bmo#1197059, bmo#1203078)
Linux file chooser crashes on malformed images due to flaws in
Jasper library
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=473
* Private Browsing with Tracking Protection blocks certain Web
elements that could be used to record your behavior across sites
* Control Center that contains site security and privacy controls
* Login Manager improvements
* WebRTC improvements
* Indicator added to tabs that play audio with one-click muting
* Media Source Extension for HTML5 video available for all sites
- requires NSPR 4.10.10 and NSS 3.19.4
- removed obsolete patches
* mozilla-arm-disable-edsp.patch
* mozilla-icu-strncat.patch
* mozilla-skia-be-le.patch
* toolkit-download-folder.patch
- fixed build with enable-libproxy (bmo#1220399)
* mozilla-libproxy.patch
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=467
