SB2020121560 - Resource management error in firefox (Alpine package)



SB2020121560 - Resource management error in firefox (Alpine package)

Published: December 15, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020121560
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26976)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application, when processing embedded elements with https/http protocols. When a HTTPS pages was embedded in a HTTP page, and there was a service worker registered for the former, the service worker could have intercepted the request for the secure page despite the iframe not being a secure context due to the (insecure) framing.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.