A Firefox security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 21.04, and 21.10.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5229-1
January 13, 2022
firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 21.10
- Ubuntu 21.04
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 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 into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof the browser
UI, bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information across
domains, or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 21.10:
firefox 96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
Ubuntu 21.04:
firefox 96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5229-1
CVE-2021-4140, CVE-2022-22737, CVE-2022-22738, CVE-2022-22739,
CVE-2022-22740, CVE-2022-22741, CVE-2022-22742, CVE-2022-22743,
CVE-2022-22745, CVE-2022-22747, CVE-2022-22748, CVE-2022-22751,
CVE-2022-22752
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/96.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
