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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6456-1 Critical: Firefox Security Threats

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Calendar Grey October 30, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Various vulnerabilities addressed in Firefox for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to avert attacks and service interruptions.
Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Firefox. 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 across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5722, CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728, CVE-2023-5729, CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5731) Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking. (CVE-2023-5721) Daniel Veditz discovered that Firefox did not properly validate a cookie containing invalid characters. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. ...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1

CVE-2023-5721, CVE-2023-5722, CVE-2023-5723, CVE-2023-5724,

CVE-2023-5725, CVE-2023-5728, CVE-2023-5729, CVE-2023-5730,

CVE-2023-5731

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6456-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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