Mozilla Firefox Version 130.0 Released with Security Updates

 Mozilla sent Firefox Version 130.0 to the release channel.  Firefox ESR was updated to Version 115.15.0.

The update includes nine security updates of which four (4) are rated high, four (4) are rated moderate, and one (1) is rated low.

High

#CVE-2024-8385: WASM type confusion involving ArrayTypes
#CVE-2024-8381: Type confusion when looking up a property name in a "with" block
#CVE-2024-8387: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 130, Firefox ESR 128.2, and Thunderbird 128.2
#CVE-2024-8389: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 130

Moderate

#CVE-2024-8388: Fullscreen notice on Android could be hidden under various panels and OS prompts
#CVE-2024-8382: Internal event interfaces were exposed to web content when browser EventHandler listener callbacks ran
#CVE-2024-8383: Firefox did not ask before openings news: links in an external application
#CVE-2024-8384: Garbage collection could mis-color cross-compartment objects in OOM conditions

Low

#CVE-2024-8386: SelectElements could be shown over another site if popups are allowed

New

• Firefox now allows translating selected text portions to different languages after a full-page translation.
• Firefox now offers an easy way to try experimental features with a new Firefox Labs page in Settings.
  • AI Chatbot feature lets you add the chatbot of your choice to the sidebar, for quick access as you browse.
  • Picture-in-Picture auto-open experiment enables PiP on active videos when switching tab
• Overscroll animations are now enabled as the default behavior for scrollable areas on Linux.

Fixed:

• Fixed an issue where Copy and Paste context menu items intermittently were not enabled when expected.

Changed:

The following languages are now supported by Firefox translation:

• Catalan
• Croatian
• Czech
• Danish
• Indonesian
• Latvian
• Lithuanian
• Romanian
• Serbian
• Slovak
• Vietnamese

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox."  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu. If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

References

• Security Updates
• Release Notes
• Rapid Release Calendar
• ESR Release Notes

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