Details

This feature configures Firefox to automatically download and install updates as they are made available.

Security updates ensure that users are safe from known software bugs and vulnerabilities.

Solution

Perform the following procedure:

* Open the mozilla.cfg file in the installation directory with a text editor

* Add the following lines to mozilla.cfg:

lockPref(“app.update.enabled”, true);
lockPref(“app.update.auto”, true);
lockPref(“app.update.staging.enabled”, true);

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1158

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: System and Information Integrity.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|SI-2c.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits