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Ubuntu 11.04: USN-1400-5 Moderately Fixes Firefox Proxy Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey April 20, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The GSettings issue impacts the system proxy configuration for Firefox on Ubuntu. An update is necessary to re-enable proper functionality.
Firefox's ability to use system proxy settings regressed.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory firefox ubuntu gsettings-regression system-proxy

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.0.0-0ubuntu1.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1400-5

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1400-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gsettings-desktop-schemas/+bug/956961

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April 20, 2012

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security advisory firefox ubuntu gsettings-regression system-proxy

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gsettings-desktop-schemas/3.0.0-0ubuntu1.1

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