* support editing of PDFs
* introduced Firefox View
* major WebRTC update
- Better screen sharing for Windows and Linux Wayland users
- RTP performance and reliability improvements
- Richer statistics
- Cross-browser and service compatibility improvements
* detailed releasenotes
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/106.0/releasenotes
MFSA 2022-44 (bsc#1204421)
* CVE-2022-42927 (bmo#1789128)
Same-origin policy violation could have leaked cross-origin URLs
* CVE-2022-42928 (bmo#1791520)
Memory Corruption in JS Engine
* CVE-2022-42929 (bmo#1789439)
Denial of Service via window.print
* CVE-2022-42930 (bmo#1789503)
Race condition in DOM Workers
* CVE-2022-42931 (bmo#1780571)
Username saved to a plaintext file on disk
* CVE-2022-42932 (bmo#1789729, bmo#1791363, bmo#1792041)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=1008
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/104.0.2/releasenotes/
* Fixed a bug making it impossible to use touch or a stylus to
drag the scrollbar on pages (bmo#1787361)
* Fixed an issue causing some users to crash in out-of-memory
conditions (bmo#1774155)
* Fixed an issue that would sometimes affect video & audio playback
when loaded via a cross-origin iframe src attribute (bmo#1781759)
* Fixed an issue that would sometimes affect video & audio playback
when served with Content-Security-Policy: sandbox (bmo#1781063)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=1000
* You can now disable automatic opening of the download panel
every time a new download starts
* Firefox now mitigates query parameter tracking when navigating
sites in ETP strict mode
* Improved security by moving audio decoding into a separate
process with stricter sandboxing, thus improving process isolation
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/102.0/releasenotes
MFSA 2022-24 (bsc#1200793)
* CVE-2022-34479 (bmo#1745595)
A popup window could be resized in a way to overlay the
address bar with web content
* CVE-2022-34470 (bmo#1765951)
Use-after-free in nsSHistory
* CVE-2022-34468 (bmo#1768537)
CSP sandbox header without `allow-scripts` can be bypassed
via retargeted javascript: URI
* CVE-2022-34482 (bmo#845880)
Drag and drop of malicious image could have led to malicious
executable and potential code execution
* CVE-2022-34483 (bmo#1335845)
Drag and drop of malicious image could have led to malicious
executable and potential code execution
* CVE-2022-34476 (bmo#1387919)
ASN.1 parser could have been tricked into accepting malformed ASN.1
* CVE-2022-34481 (bmo#1483699, bmo#1497246)
Potential integer overflow in ReplaceElementsAt
* CVE-2022-34474 (bmo#1677138)
Sandboxed iframes could redirect to external schemes
* CVE-2022-34469 (bmo#1721220)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=983
* Reading is now easier with the prefers-contrast media query,
which allows sites to detect if the user has requested that web
content is presented with a higher (or lower) contrast
* All non-configured MIME types can now be assigned a custom
action upon download completion
* allows users to use as many microphones as you want, at the
same time, during video conferencing. The most exciting benefit
is that you can easily switch your microphones at any time
(if your conferencing service provider enables this flexibility)
MFSA 2022-20 (bsc#1200027)
* CVE-2022-31736 (bmo#1735923)
Cross-Origin resource's length leaked
* CVE-2022-31737 (bmo#1743767)
Heap buffer overflow in WebGL
* CVE-2022-31738 (bmo#1756388)
Browser window spoof using fullscreen mode
* CVE-2022-31739 (bmo#1765049)
Attacker-influenced path traversal when saving downloaded files
* CVE-2022-31740 (bmo#1766806)
Register allocation problem in WASM on arm64
* CVE-2022-31741 (bmo#1767590)
Uninitialized variable leads to invalid memory read
* CVE-2022-31742 (bmo#1730434)
Querying a WebAuthn token with a large number of allowCredential
entries may have leaked cross-origin information
* CVE-2022-31743 (bmo#1747388)
HTML Parsing incorrectly ended HTML comments prematurely
* CVE-2022-31744 (bmo#1757604)
CSP bypass enabling stylesheet injection
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=979
* You can now toggle Narrate in ReaderMode with the keyboard
shortcut "n."
* You can find added support for search—with or without
diacritics—in the PDF viewer.
* The Linux sandbox has been strengthened: processes exposed to web
content no longer have access to the X Window system (X11).
* Firefox now supports credit card autofill and capture in
Germany and France.
MFSA 2022-13 (bsc#1197903)
* CVE-2022-1097 (bmo#1745667)
Use-after-free in NSSToken objects
* CVE-2022-28281 (bmo#1755621)
Out of bounds write due to unexpected WebAuthN Extensions
* CVE-2022-28282 (bmo#1751609)
Use-after-free in DocumentL10n::TranslateDocument
* CVE-2022-28283 (bmo#1754066)
Missing security checks for fetching sourceMapURL
* CVE-2022-28284 (bmo#1754522)
Script could be executed via svg's use element
* CVE-2022-28285 (bmo#1756957)
Incorrect AliasSet used in JIT Codegen
* CVE-2022-28286 (bmo#1735265)
iframe contents could be rendered outside the border
* CVE-2022-28287 (bmo#1741515)
Text Selection could crash Firefox
* CVE-2022-24713 (bmo#1758509)
Denial of Service via complex regular expressions
* CVE-2022-28289 (bmo#1663508, bmo#1744525, bmo#1753508,
bmo#1757476, bmo#1757805, bmo#1758549, bmo#1758776)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=970
MFSA 2022-04 (bsc#1195682)
* CVE-2022-22753 (bmo#1732435)
Privilege Escalation to SYSTEM on Windows via Maintenance Service
* CVE-2022-22754 (bmo#1750565)
Extensions could have bypassed permission confirmation during update
* CVE-2022-22755 (bmo#1309630)
XSL could have allowed JavaScript execution after a tab was closed
* CVE-2022-22756 (bmo#1317873)
Drag and dropping an image could have resulted in the dropped
object being an executable
* CVE-2022-22757 (bmo#1720098)
Remote Agent did not prevent local websites from connecting
* CVE-2022-22758 (bmo#1728742)
tel: links could have sent USSD codes to the dialer on
Firefox for Android
* CVE-2022-22759 (bmo#1739957)
Sandboxed iframes could have executed script if the parent
appended elements
* CVE-2022-22760 (bmo#1740985, bmo#1748503)
Cross-Origin responses could be distinguished between script
and non-script content-types
* CVE-2022-22761 (bmo#1745566)
frame-ancestors Content Security Policy directive was not
enforced for framed extension pages
* CVE-2022-22762 (bmo#1743931)
JavaScript Dialogs could have been displayed over other
domains on Firefox for Android
* CVE-2022-22764 (bmo#1742682, bmo#1744165, bmo#1746545,
bmo#1748210, bmo#1748279)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=958
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/96.0/releasenotes
MFSA 2022-01 (bsc#1194547)
* CVE-2022-22746 (bmo#1735071)
Calling into reportValidity could have lead to fullscreen
window spoof
* CVE-2022-22743 (bmo#1739220)
Browser window spoof using fullscreen mode
* CVE-2022-22742 (bmo#1739923)
Out-of-bounds memory access when inserting text in edit mode
* CVE-2022-22741 (bmo#1740389)
Browser window spoof using fullscreen mode
* CVE-2022-22740 (bmo#1742334)
Use-after-free of ChannelEventQueue::mOwner
* CVE-2022-22738 (bmo#1742382)
Heap-buffer-overflow in blendGaussianBlur
* CVE-2022-22737 (bmo#1745874)
Race condition when playing audio files
* CVE-2021-4140 (bmo#1746720)
Iframe sandbox bypass with XSLT
* CVE-2022-22750 (bmo#1566608)
IPC passing of resource handles could have lead to sandbox
bypass
* CVE-2022-22749 (bmo#1705094)
Lack of URL restrictions when scanning QR codes
* CVE-2022-22748 (bmo#1705211)
Spoofed origin on external protocol launch dialog
* CVE-2022-22745 (bmo#1735856)
Leaking cross-origin URLs through securitypolicyviolation
event
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=951
* Fixed frequent
MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_OCSP_RESPONSE_FOR_CERT_MISSING error
messages when trying to connect to various microsoft.com
domains (bmo#1745600)
* Fix for a WebRender crash on some Linux/X11 systems (bmo#1741956)
* Fix for a frequent Windows shutdown crash (bmo#1738984)
* Fix websites contrast issues for some Linux users with
Dark mode set at OS level (bmo#1740518)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=948
* You can now move the Picture-in-Picture toggle button to the
opposite side of the video. Simply look for the new context menu
option Move Picture-in-Picture Toggle to Left (Right) Side.
* To better protect Firefox users against side-channel attacks such
as Spectre, Site Isolation is now enabled for all Firefox 95 users.
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/95.0/releasenotes
MFSA 2021-52 (bsc#1193485)
* CVE-2021-43536 (bmo#1730120)
URL leakage when navigating while executing asynchronous
function
* CVE-2021-43537 (bmo#1738237)
Heap buffer overflow when using structured clone
* CVE-2021-43538 (bmo#1739091)
Missing fullscreen and pointer lock notification when
requesting both
* CVE-2021-43539 (bmo#1739683)
GC rooting failure when calling wasm instance methods
* MOZ-2021-0010 (bmo#1735852)
Use-after-free in fullscreen objects on MacOS
* CVE-2021-43540 (bmo#1636629)
WebExtensions could have installed persistent ServiceWorkers
* CVE-2021-43541 (bmo#1696685)
External protocol handler parameters were unescaped
* CVE-2021-43542 (bmo#1723281)
XMLHttpRequest error codes could have leaked the existence of
an external protocol handler
* CVE-2021-43543 (bmo#1738418)
Bypass of CSP sandbox directive when embedding
* CVE-2021-43544 (bmo#1739934)
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=947
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/94.0/releasenotes
MFSA 2021-48 (bsc#1192250)
* CVE-2021-38503 (bmo#1729517)
iframe sandbox rules did not apply to XSLT stylesheets
* CVE-2021-38504 (bmo#1730156)
Use-after-free in file picker dialog
* CVE-2021-38505 (bmo#1730194)
Windows 10 Cloud Clipboard may have recorded sensitive user data
* CVE-2021-38506 (bmo#1730750)
Firefox could be coaxed into going into fullscreen mode
without notification or warning
* CVE-2021-38507 (bmo#1730935)
Opportunistic Encryption in HTTP2 could be used to bypass the
Same-Origin-Policy on services hosted on other ports
* MOZ-2021-0003 (bmo#1736886)
Universal XSS in Firefox for Android via QR Code URLs
* CVE-2021-38508 (bmo#1366818)
Permission Prompt could be overlaid, resulting in user
confusion and potential spoofing
* MOZ-2021-0004 (bmo#1659155)
Web Extensions could access pre-redirect URL when their
context menu was triggered by a user
* CVE-2021-38509 (bmo#1718571)
Javascript alert box could have been spoofed onto an
arbitrary domain
* CVE-2021-38510 (bmo#1731779)
Download Protections were bypassed by .inetloc files on Mac OS
* MOZ-2021-0005 (bmo#1719203)
'Copy Image Link' context menu action could have been abused
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=942
* 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
* More secure connections: Firefox can now automatically upgrade to
HTTPS using HTTPS RR as Alt-Svc headers
* Full-range color levels are now supported for video playback on
many systems
MFSA 2021-38 (bsc#1190269)
* CVE-2021-29993 (bmo#1708544, bmo#1708767, bmo#1712240,
bmo#1712242, bmo#1729259)
Handling custom intents could lead to crashes and UI spoofs
* CVE-2021-38491 (bmo#1551886)
Mixed-Content-Blocking was unable to check opaque origins
* CVE-2021-38492 (bmo#1721107)
Navigating to `mk:` URL scheme could load Internet Explorer
* CVE-2021-38493 (bmo#1723391, bmo#1724101, bmo#1724107)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 92, Firefox ESR 78.14 and
Firefox ESR 91.1
* CVE-2021-38494 (bmo#1723920, bmo#1725638)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 92
- updated appdata
- remove mozilla-disable-wasm-emulate-arm-unaligned-fp-access.patch
(does not apply anymore; unclear if obsolete)
- bring back mozilla-silence-no-return-type.patch and
run post-build-checks everywhere again
- requires NSS 3.69.1
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=934
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
* requires NSS >= 3.61
* requires rust-cbindgen >= 0.16.0
* Firefox now supports simultaneously watching multiple videos in
Picture-in-Picture.
* Total Cookie Protection to Strict Mode
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/86.0/releasenotes
MSFA 2021-07 (bsc#1182614)
* CVE-2021-23969 (bmo#1542194)
Content Security Policy violation report could have contained
the destination of a redirect
* CVE-2021-23970 (bmo#1681724)
Multithreaded WASM triggered assertions validating separation
of script domains
* CVE-2021-23968 (bmo#1687342)
Content Security Policy violation report could have contained
the destination of a redirect
* CVE-2021-23974 (bmo#1528997, bmo#1683627)
noscript elements could have led to an HTML Sanitizer bypass
* CVE-2021-23971 (bmo#1678545)
A website's Referrer-Policy could have been be overridden,
potentially resulting in the full URL being sent as a Referrer
* CVE-2021-23976 (bmo#1684627)
Local spoofing of web manifests for arbitrary pages in
Firefox for Android
* CVE-2021-23977 (bmo#1684761)
Malicious application could read sensitive data from Firefox
for Android's application directories
* CVE-2021-23972 (bmo#1683536)
HTTP Auth phishing warning was omitted when a redirect is
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=895
