RHSA-2008%3A0978 — Vulnetix

RHSA-2008%3A0978 PUBLISHED

An updated firefox package that fixes various security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
	firefox
	xulrunner
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
	Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
	nss

Timeline

Nov 13, 2008 CVE Published
Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 6, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 26, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 26, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 26, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 26, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 26, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 26, 2026 Security Advisory
Apr 26, 2026 Security Advisory

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0978 advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical url
http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox30.html#firefox3.0.4 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454283 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470873 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470876 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470881 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470883 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470884 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470889 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470892 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470894 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470895 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470898 url
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470902 url
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0978.json advisory

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