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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-6509-1 Moderate: Firefox Denial of Service Threats

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Calendar Grey November 23, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Various vulnerabilities in Firefox addressed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS enhance performance and protect user privacy.
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-2023-6206, CVE-2023-6210, CVE-2023-6211, CVE-2023-6212, CVE-2023-6213) It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when images were created on the canvas element. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-6204) It discovered that Firefox incorrectly handled certain memory when using a MessagePort. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6205) It disco...

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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 120.0+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-6509-1

CVE-2023-6204, CVE-2023-6205, CVE-2023-6206, CVE-2023-6207,

CVE-2023-6208, CVE-2023-6209, CVE-2023-6210, CVE-2023-6211,

CVE-2023-6212, CVE-2023-6213

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6509-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/120.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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