Another firefox update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, and 20.04 LTS to address a regression introduced by the previous update.
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4546-2 October 15, 2020 firefox regressions ========================================================================== 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-4546-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox. Software Description: - firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser Details: USN-4546-1 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, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, spoof the site displayed in the download dialog, or execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 81.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 81.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 81.0.2+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/4546-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4546-1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1900032 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/81.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/81.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/81.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
