A Firefox security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 19.10 and 18.04 LTS.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4278-1
February 13, 2020
firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked
in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially
exploit these to cause a denial of service, conduct cross-site scripting
(XSS) attacks, or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10:
firefox 73.0+build3-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 73.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4278-1
CVE-2020-6796, CVE-2020-6798, CVE-2020-6800, CVE-2020-6801
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/73.0+build3-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/73.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
