[USN-6992-2] Firefox regressions
[USN-6992-2] Firefox regressions
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6992-2
September 23, 2024
firefox regressions
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-6992-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details:
USN-6992-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8382,
CVE-2024-8383, CVE-2024-8386, CVE-2024-8387, CVE-2024-8389)
Nils Bars discovered that Firefox contained a type confusion vulnerability
when performing certain property name lookups. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8381)
It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory during
garbage collection. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8384)
Seunghyun Lee discovered that Firefox contained a type confusion
vulnerability when handling certain ArrayTypes. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8385)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
firefox 130.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6992-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6992-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2081668
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/130.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
