USN-4599-3: Firefox regressions
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4599-3
November 05, 2020
firefox regressions
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-4599-1 and USN-4599-2 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details:
USN-4599-1 and USN-4599-2 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The updates
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, spoof the prompt
for opening an external application, obtain sensitive information, or
execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10:
firefox 82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 82.0.2+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/4599-3
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4599-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1903197, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4599-2
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/82.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
A Firefox regression update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 20.10.