USN-4423-1: Firefox vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4423-1
July 14, 2020
firefox vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
A X-Frame-Options bypass was discovered in Firefox.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details:
It was discovered that X-Frame-Options could be bypassed in some
circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted
website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct
clickjacking attacks.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 19.10:
firefox 78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4423-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1887576
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/78.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
A Firefox security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 19.10, 18.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS.