Pale Moon Version 32.1.1 Released with Security Updates

 

Pale Moon has been updated to version 32.1.1.  This is a bugfix and security release.

Changes/Fixes:

• Fixed a crash in CompareDocumentPosition with Shadow DOM.
• Fixed a crash with display:contents styling.
• Added a preference to disable the TLS 1.3 protocol downgrade sentinel (see implementation notes).
• Changed the way large clipboard copy/paste operations are handled, improving privacy (see implementation notes).
• Improved filename safety when saving files to prevent potential environment leaks (bis).
• Improved sanity checks of MIME type headers.
• Security issues addressed: CVE-2023-29545 and CVE-2023-29539.
• UXP Mozilla security patch summary: 2 fixed, 1 rejected, 49 not applicable.

Implementation notes:

• Some proxies and middleware boxes improperly handle the TLS 1.3 protocol handshake causing an insecure downgrade to TLS 1.2. With our recent update of NSS, Pale Moon no longer allows this kind of protocol downgrade when trying to establish a TLS 1.3 connection to a server. The resulting error is ssl_error_rx_malformed_server_hello with an inability to connect to the server. To enable users to still connect to the servers or devices in question, we've added an option to switch off the downgrade sentinel. To switch it off as a temporary workaround, set security.tls.hello_downgrade_check to false.
• If copy and paste operations to/from the browser are performed, Pale Moon writes clipboard contents to disk in a temporary cache file if the copy/paste amount is particularly large, to avoid using large amounts of memory to hold this data. The average paste/clipboard size doesn't tend to hit this limit in which case it is just held in memory.
  Previously, these cache files, while in the O.S. temporary file location (%TEMP% or /tmp), would not be consistently cleaned up, potentially causing privacy issues if persisted. This was changed to using auto-cleaning anonymous temp files, improving user privacy and relying less on the O.S. or user performing cleanup of temporary file storage. Thanks to Sandra for pointing this out and providing the patch.

Notes:

DiD This means that a fix is "Defense-in-Depth": It is a fix that does not apply to a (potentially) actively exploitable vulnerability in Pale Moon, but prevents future vulnerabilities caused by the same code, e.g. when surrounding code changes, exposing the problem, or when new attack vectors are discovered.

Rejected security patches: This means that patches were theoretically applicable to our code but considered undesirable, which could be due to unwanted changes in behavior, known regressions caused by the patches, or unnecessary risks for stability, security or privacy.

Pale Moon includes both 32- and 64-bit versions for Windows: Pale Moon for Windows downloads.

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Pale Moon menu at the upper left of the browser window.  Select About Pale Moon > Check for Updates.

Release Notes
Release Cycle

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Mozilla Firefox Version 112.0.1 Released

 

Mozilla sent Firefox Version 112.0.1 to the Release Channel today.

Fixed

• Fixed a bug where cookie dates appear to be set in the far future after updating Firefox. This may have caused cookies to be unintentionally purged. (bug 1827669).

Release Notes

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Microsoft April 2023 Security Updates

 

The Microsoft April 2023 security updates have been released and consist of 97 new CVEs plus 3 Microsoft Edge releases included in the documentation.  Of these CVEs, 7 are rated critical and 90 are rated important in severity.  At the time of release, one is listed as being under active attack.

The security updates apply to the following products, features and roles: .NET Core, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Service Connector, Microsoft Bluetooth Driver, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Voice, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft Message Queuing, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Publisher, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft PostScript Printer Driver, Microsoft Printer Drivers, Microsoft WDAC OLE DB provider for SQL, Microsoft Windows DNS, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Windows Active Directory, Windows ALPC, Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, Windows Boot Manager, Windows Clip Service, Windows CNG Key Isolation Service, Windows Common Log File System Driver, Windows DHCP Server, Windows Enroll Engine, Windows Error Reporting, Windows Group Policy, Windows Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol, Windows Kerberos, Windows Kernel, Windows Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol, Windows Lock Screen, Windows Netlogon, Windows Network Address Translation (NAT), Windows Network File System, Windows Network Load Balancing, Windows NTLM, Windows PGM, Windows Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, Windows Raw Image Extension, Windows RDP Client, Windows Registry, Windows RPC API, Windows Secure Boot, Windows Secure Channel, Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP), Windows Transport Security Layer (TLS), and Windows Win32K.

See the very long list of KBs at the bottom of the page at April 2023 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft for information regarding known issues with the security updates as well as the CVEs with FAQs, Mitigations and/or Workarounds. 

Reminder: There are no more optional, non-security preview releases for the supported editions of Windows 10, version 20H2 and Windows 10, version 21H2. Only cumulative monthly security updates (known as the "B" or Update Tuesday release) will continue for these versions. Windows 10, version 22H2 will continue to receive security and optional releases.

Recommended Reading:   See Dustin Childs review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The April 2023 Security Update Review.

 

Additional Update Notes:

• MSRT -- The Malicious Software Removal Tool is now run on a quarterly basis rather than monthly.  See Remove specific prevalent malware with Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. 
• Servicing Stack Updates -- Microsoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the Latest Cumulative Updates (LCU). For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.
  
• Windows updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are also available via search for the KB number in the Microsoft Update Catalog.
• For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems, please see Windows 10 Home and Pro - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Docs and Windows 11 Home and Pro (Version 21H2) - Microsoft Lifecycle | Microsoft Docs.
• Windows Update History:
• Windows 11
• Windows 10

 

References

• Security Update FAQ
• Security Updates Guide

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