USN-5880-2: Firefox regressions
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5880-2
March 01, 2023
firefox regressions
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-5880-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details:
USN-5880-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced
several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Christian Holler discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory
when using PKCS 12 Safe Bag attributes. An attacker could construct a
PKCS 12 cert bundle in such a way that could allow for arbitrary memory
writes. (CVE-2023-0767)
Johan Carlsson discovered that Firefox did not properly manage child
iframe's unredacted URI when using Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only
header. An attacker could potentially exploits this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2023-25728)
Vitor Torres discovered that Firefox did not properly manage permissions
of extensions interaction via ExpandedPrincipals. An attacker could
potentially exploits this issue to download malicious files or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-25729)
Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly validate
background script invoking requestFullscreen. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to perform spoofing attacks. (CVE-2023-25730)
Ronald Crane discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
using EncodeInputStream in xpcom. An attacker could potentially exploits
this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-25732)
Samuel Grob discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when
using wrappers wrapping a scripted proxy. An attacker could potentially
exploits this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-25735)
Holger Fuhrmannek discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory
when using Module load requests. An attacker could potentially exploits
this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-25739)
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, obtain sensitive
information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-25731,
CVE-2023-25733, CVE-2023-25736, CVE-2023-25737, CVE-2023-25741,
CVE-2023-25742, CVE-2023-25744, CVE-2023-25745)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
firefox 110.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
firefox 110.0.1+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-5880-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5880-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2008861
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/110.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/110.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
A Firefox regression update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS.
