[USN-7056-1] Firefox vulnerabilities
[USN-7057-1] WEBrick vulnerability
[USN-7041-3] CUPS vulnerability
[USN-7043-3] cups-filters vulnerability
[USN-7056-1] Firefox vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7056-1
October 07, 2024
firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
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-2024-9392,
CVE-2024-9396, CVE-2024-9397, CVE-2024-9398, CVE-2024-9399, CVE-2024-9400,
CVE-2024-9401, CVE-2024-9402, CVE-2024-9403)
Masato Kinugawa discovered that Firefox did not properly validate
javascript under the "resource://pdf.js" origin. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to execute arbitrary javascript code and
access cross-origin PDF content. (CVE-2024-9393)
Masato Kinugawa discovered that Firefox did not properly validate
javascript under the "resource://devtools" origin. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to execute arbitrary javascript code and
access cross-origin JSON content. (CVE-2024-9394)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
firefox 131.0+build1.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7056-1
CVE-2024-9392, CVE-2024-9393, CVE-2024-9394, CVE-2024-9396,
CVE-2024-9397, CVE-2024-9398, CVE-2024-9399, CVE-2024-9400,
CVE-2024-9401, CVE-2024-9402, CVE-2024-9403
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/131.0+build1.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
[USN-7057-1] WEBrick vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7057-1
October 07, 2024
ruby-webrick vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Summary:
WEBrick could allow a HTTP request smuggling attack.
Software Description:
- ruby-webrick: HTTP server toolkit in Ruby
Details:
It was discovered that WEBrick incorrectly handled having both a Content-
Length header and a Transfer-Encoding header. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform a HTTP request smuggling attack.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
ruby-webrick 1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7057-1
CVE-2024-47220
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-webrick/1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1
[USN-7041-3] CUPS vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7041-3
October 07, 2024
cups vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
CUPS could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
- cups: Common UNIX Printing System(tm)
Details:
USN-7041-1 fixed a vulnerability in CUPS. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Simone Margaritelli discovered that CUPS incorrectly sanitized IPP
data when creating PPD files. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to manipulate PPD files and execute arbitrary code when a printer is
used.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
cups 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.11+esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7041-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7041-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7041-1
CVE-2024-47175
[USN-7043-3] cups-filters vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7043-3
October 07, 2024
cups-filters vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
cups-filters could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted
network traffic.
Software Description:
- cups-filters: OpenPrinting CUPS Filters
Details:
USN-7043-1 fixed a vulnerability in cups-filters. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Original advisory details:
Simone Margaritelli discovered that the cups-filters cups-browsed
component could be used to create arbitrary printers from outside
the local network. In combination with issues in other printing
components, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
connect to a system, created manipulated PPD files, and execute
arbitrary code when a printer is used. This update
disables support for the legacy CUPS printer discovery protocol.
(CVE-2024-47176)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
cups-browsed 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
cups-filters 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.5+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7043-3
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7043-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7043-1
CVE-2024-47176
