| Name | CVE-2023-29541 |
| Description | Firefox did not properly handle downloads of files ending in <code>.desktop</code>, which can be interpreted to run attacker-controlled commands. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Linux on certain Distributions. Other operating systems are unaffected, and Mozilla is unable to enumerate all affected Linux Distributions.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 112, Focus for Android < 112, Firefox ESR < 102.10, Firefox for Android < 112, and Thunderbird < 102.10. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3391-1, DLA-3400-1, DSA-5385-1, DSA-5392-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 138.0.4-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 128.10.1esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 128.10.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 128.10.1esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie, sid | 128.10.1esr-1 | fixed | |
| thunderbird (PTS) | bullseye | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:128.10.1esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:128.10.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 1:128.10.1esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 1:128.10.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 1:128.10.1esr-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox | source | (unstable) | 112.0-1 | |||
| firefox-esr | source | buster | 102.10.0esr-1~deb10u1 | DLA-3391-1 | ||
| firefox-esr | source | bullseye | 102.10.0esr-1~deb11u1 | DSA-5385-1 | ||
| firefox-esr | source | (unstable) | 102.10.0esr-1 | |||
| thunderbird | source | buster | 1:102.10.0-1~deb10u1 | DLA-3400-1 | ||
| thunderbird | source | bullseye | 1:102.10.0-1~deb11u1 | DSA-5392-1 | ||
| thunderbird | source | (unstable) | 1:102.10.0-1 |
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-13/#CVE-2023-29541
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-14/#CVE-2023-29541
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-15/#CVE-2023-29541