* 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
* CVE-2021-29986 (bmo#1696138)
Race condition when resolving DNS names could have led to
memory corruption
* CVE-2021-29981 (bmo#1707774)
Live range splitting could have led to conflicting
assignments in the JIT
* CVE-2021-29988 (bmo#1717922)
Memory corruption as a result of incorrect style treatment
* CVE-2021-29983 (bmo#1719088)
Firefox for Android could get stuck in fullscreen mode
* CVE-2021-29984 (bmo#1720031)
Incorrect instruction reordering during JIT optimization
* CVE-2021-29980 (bmo#1722204)
Uninitialized memory in a canvas object could have led to
memory corruption
* CVE-2021-29987 (bmo#1716129)
Users could have been tricked into accepting unwanted
permissions on Linux
* CVE-2021-29985 (bmo#1722083)
Use-after-free media channels
* CVE-2021-29982 (bmo#1715318)
Single bit data leak due to incorrect JIT optimization and
type confusion
* CVE-2021-29989 (bmo#1662676, bmo#1666184, bmo#1719178,
bmo#1719998, bmo#1720568)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 91 and Firefox ESR 78.13
* CVE-2021-29990 (bmo#1544190, bmo#1716481, bmo#1717778,
bmo#1719319, bmo#1722073)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 91
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=927
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
* The Event Timing API is now supported
* The CSS forced-colors media query is now supported
MFSA 2021-23 (bsc#1186696)
* CVE-2021-29965 (bmo#1709257)
Password Manager on Firefox for Android susceptible to domain
spoofing
* CVE-2021-29960 (bmo#1675965)
Filenames printed from private browsing mode incorrectly
retained in preferences
* CVE-2021-29961 (bmo#1700235)
Firefox UI spoof using `<select>` elements and CSS scaling
* CVE-2021-29963 (bmo#1705068)
Shared cookies for search suggestions in private browsing mode
* CVE-2021-29964 (bmo#1706501)
Out of bounds-read when parsing a `WM_COPYDATA` message
* CVE-2021-29959 (bmo#1395819)
Devices could be re-enabled without additional permission prompt
* CVE-2021-29962 (bmo#1701673)
No rate-limiting for popups on Firefox for Android
* CVE-2021-29967 (bmo#1602862, bmo#1703191, bmo#1703760,
bmo#1704722, bmo#1706041)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 89 and Firefox ESR 78.11
* CVE-2021-29966 (bmo#1660307, bmo#1686154, bmo#1702948, bmo#1708124)
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 89
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=913
* 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
* Adobe Flash is completely history
* supercookie protection
* new bookmark handling and features
MFSA 2021-03 (bsc#1181414)
* CVE-2021-23953 (bmo#1683940)
Cross-origin information leakage via redirected PDF requests
* CVE-2021-23954 (bmo#1684020)
Type confusion when using logical assignment operators in
JavaScript switch statements
* CVE-2021-23955 (bmo#1684837)
Clickjacking across tabs through misusing requestPointerLock
* CVE-2021-23956 (bmo#1338637)
File picker dialog could have been used to disclose a
complete directory
* CVE-2021-23957 (bmo#1584582)
Iframe sandbox could have been bypassed on Android via the
intent URL scheme
* CVE-2021-23958 (bmo#1642747)
Screen sharing permission leaked across tabs
* CVE-2021-23959 (bmo#1659035)
Cross-Site Scripting in error pages on Firefox for Android
* CVE-2021-23960 (bmo#1675755)
Use-after-poison for incorrectly redeclared JavaScript
variables during GC
* CVE-2021-23961 (bmo#1677940)
More internal network hosts could have been probed by a
malicious webpage
* CVE-2021-23962 (bmo#1677194)
Use-after-poison in
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=888
* Fixed problems loading secure websites and crashes for users
with certain third-party PKCS11 modules and smartcards installed
(bmo#1682881) (fixed in NSS 3.59.1)
* Fixed a bug causing some Unity JS games to not load on Apple
Silicon devices due to improper detection of the OS version
(bmo#1680516)
- requires NSS 3.59.1
OBS-URL: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/mozilla:Factory/MozillaFirefox?expand=0&rev=882
* 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
