USN-4474-2: Firefox regressions
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4474-2
September 03, 2020
firefox regressions
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-4474-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details:
USN-4474-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various
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 in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, trick the user
in to installing a malicious extension, spoof the URL bar, leak sensitive
information between origins, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-15664,
CVE-2020-15665, CVE-2020-15666, CVE-2020-15670)
It was discovered that NSS incorrectly handled certain signatures.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-12400, CVE-2020-12401, CVE-2020-6829)
A data race was discovered when importing certificate information in to
the trust store. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause an
unspecified impact. (CVE-2020-15668)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4474-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4474-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1893021
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/80.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
A Firefox regressions update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS.