A Firefox security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 20.10.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4717-1
February 01, 2021
firefox vulnerabilities
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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:
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, obtain sensitive
information, conduct clickjacking attacks, or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10:
firefox 85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 85.0+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/4717-1
CVE-2021-23953, CVE-2021-23954, CVE-2021-23955, CVE-2021-23956,
CVE-2021-23958, CVE-2021-23960, CVE-2021-23961, CVE-2021-23962,
CVE-2021-23963, CVE-2021-23964, CVE-2021-23965
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/85.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1