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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6510-1 critical: Firefox regression fixes

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Calendar Grey December 4, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6509-2 warns of vulnerabilities in Firefox that may compromise security. Users should promptly update Firefox to safeguard against threats.
USN-6509-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: USN-6509-1 caused some minor regressions in Firefox. Software Description: - firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser Details: USN-6509-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced several minor regressions. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory 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 inform...

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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 120.0.1+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-6509-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6509-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2045518

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6509-2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/120.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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