A Firefox security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5581-1
August 24, 2022
firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- 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 contents
of the addressbar, bypass security restrictions, 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 104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5581-1
CVE-2022-38472, CVE-2022-38473, CVE-2022-38475, CVE-2022-38477,
CVE-2022-38478
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/104.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
