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Ubuntu 21.10 USN-5284-1 Critical: Firefox Denial Of Service Threat

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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-5284-1
February 14, 2022

firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 21.10
- 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, bypass security
restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-0511, CVE-2022-22755, CVE-2022-22759, CVE-2022-22760,
CVE-2022-22761, CVE-2022-22764)

It was discovered that extensions of a particular type could auto-update
themselves and bypass the prompt that requests permissions. If a user
were tricked into installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker
could potentially exploit this to bypass security restrictions.
(CVE-2022-22754)

It was discovered that dragging and dropping an image into a folder could
result in it being marked as executable. If a user were tricked into
dragging and dropping a specially crafted image, an attacker could
potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22756)

It was discovered that Remote Agent, used in WebDriver, did not validate
Host or Origin headers. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted website with WebDriver enabled, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to connect back to the user's browser in order to control
it. (CVE-2022-22757)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 21.10:
   firefox                         97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   firefox                         97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   firefox                         97.0+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-5284-1
   CVE-2022-0511, CVE-2022-22754, CVE-2022-22755, CVE-2022-22756,
   CVE-2022-22757, CVE-2022-22759, CVE-2022-22760, CVE-2022-22761,
   CVE-2022-22764

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 21.10 USN-5284-1 Critical: Firefox Denial Of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey February 14, 2022
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Uncover the vital security vulnerabilities of Firefox on Ubuntu and find out how to defend against them through prompt updates.
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 21.10: firefox 97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 97.0+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-5284-1

CVE-2022-0511, CVE-2022-22754, CVE-2022-22755, CVE-2022-22756,

CVE-2022-22757, CVE-2022-22759, CVE-2022-22760, CVE-2022-22761,

CVE-2022-22764

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February 14, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/97.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

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