=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6218-1
July 12, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login.

Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details:

A use-after-free was discovered in Firefox when handling workers. An
attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service, or
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  firefox                         115.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6218-1
  CVE-2023-3600

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/115.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ubuntu 6218-1: Firefox vulnerability

July 12, 2023
Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 115.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6218-1

CVE-2023-3600

Severity
July 12, 2023

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/115.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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