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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: 5816-2 Critical: Firefox Regression Fixes

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Calendar Grey February 6, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
System update for Linux addresses Firefox performance setbacks impacting Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04, strengthening protective features.
USN-5816-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.

Summary

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security advisory update firefox web security information disclosure ubuntu regression

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 109.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: firefox 109.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5816-2

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2006075

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February 06, 2023

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security advisory update firefox web security information disclosure ubuntu regression

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/109.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/109.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

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