# RHSA-2020:0512: firefox security update

RHSA-2020:0512, released February 17, 2020, fixes 3 CVEs in firefox (version 0:68.5.0-2.el8_1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-0512
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Feb 17, 2020
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2020-6800, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0512

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [firefox](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/firefox.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:68.5.0-2.el8_1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2020-6800](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-6800.md) | High | Firefox ESR: Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 72 and Firefox… | 8.8 | 0.0226 |  |
| [CVE-2020-6796](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-6796.md) | High | Firefox ESR: A content process could have modified shared memory relating to crash reporting information, crash itself,… | 8.8 | 0.0137 |  |
| [CVE-2020-6798](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-6798.md) | Routine | Firefox ESR: If a template tag was used in a select tag, the parser could be confused and allow JavaScript parsing… | 6.1 | 0.0205 |  |

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