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Ubuntu 20.10 USN-4893-1 Critical: Firefox Crash and Execution Risks

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Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4893-1
March 25, 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 into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-23981, CVE-2021-23982,
CVE-2021-23983, CVE-2021-23987, CVE-2021-23988)

It was discovered that extensions could open popup windows with control
of the window title in some circumstances. If a user were tricked into
installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to spook a website and trick the user into providing
credentials. (CVE-2021-23984)

It was discovered that the DevTools remote debugging feature could be
enabled without an indication to the user. If a local attacker could
modify the browser configuration, a remote attacker could potentially
exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-23985)

It was discovered that extensions could read the response of cross
origin requests in some circumstances. If a user were tricked into
installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2021-23986)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.10:
  firefox                         87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  firefox                         87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  firefox                         87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  firefox                         87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4893-1
  CVE-2021-23981, CVE-2021-23982, CVE-2021-23983, CVE-2021-23984,
  CVE-2021-23985, CVE-2021-23986, CVE-2021-23987, CVE-2021-23988

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 20.10 USN-4893-1 Critical: Firefox Crash and Execution Risks

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Numerous vulnerabilities in Firefox have the potential to result in system crashes or the execution of unapproved applications through compromised websites.
Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: firefox 87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: firefox 87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4893-1

CVE-2021-23981, CVE-2021-23982, CVE-2021-23983, CVE-2021-23984,

CVE-2021-23985, CVE-2021-23986, CVE-2021-23987, CVE-2021-23988

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March 25, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/87.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

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