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